The DynastyThe Solomonic dynasty, also known as the House of Solomon, was a dynasty of the Ethiopian Empire formed in the thirteenth century. Its members claim lineal descent from the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The front of the jacket depicts Haile Selassie with other Ethiopian nobles in 1930. The back of the jacket depicts Menelik II who became emperor of Ethiopia in 1889. After his army defeated Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa in 1896,