Mani

Mani c. April AD 216–2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277), of Iranian origin,^] was the prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion of late antiquity strongly influenced by Gnosticism which was widespread but no longer prevalent by name. Mani was born in or near Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Babylonia he regarded The Kingdom of Aksum as one of The four great powers of his time the others being Pesia ,Rome and China