Sebastos: A Greek Veteran’s Journey to Tigray and His Moment at Serbraxos

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Sebastos, a seventy-five-year-old Greek veteran turned chief cook in the Gondarine royal household, stands out in the turbulent history of 18th‑century Ethiopia for a decisive act at the Third Battle of Serbraxos that helped turn the tide for Ras Mikael Sehul’s forces. His presence in Tigray exemplifies wider patterns of Mediterranean–Red Sea cont…