Horn of Africa Himyarite Kingdom. Under Ezana (fl. 320–360), the kingdom of Aksum became the first major empire to adopt Christianity, and was named by Mani as one of the four great powers of his time, along with Persia, Rome and China. Northern Somalia was an important link in the Horn, connecting the region's commerce with the rest of the ancient world. Somali sailors and merchants were the main suppliers of frankincense, myrrh and spices, all of which were valuable luxuries to the Ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians, Mycenaeans, Babylonians and Romans. The Romans consequently began to refer to the region as "Regio Aromatica". In
Mama Makes Up Her Mind alongside other authors of Southern United States. Mama Makes Up Her Mind Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living is a 1994 autobiography by Bailey White. The book is a collection of humorous anecdotes about White's experiences as a first-grade teacher living with her mother in rural Georgia. White originally presented these anecdotes as a series of fifty short pieces for National Public Radio, reading them herself. The book was also serialised in the "Boston Globe" and the "Miami Herald". Publishers Weekly said readers and radio listeners would enjoy "Mama Makes Up Her Mind" while Smithsonian