Meroë (/ˈmɛroʊiː/; also spelled Meroe; Meroitic: Medewi; Arabic: مرواه, romanized: Meruwah and مروي, Meruwi; Ancient Greek: Μερόη, romanized: Meróē) was... 40 KB (4,078 words) - 00:47, 4 May 2024 |
The Pyramids of Meroë are a large number of Nubian pyramids, encompassing three cemeteries near the ancient city of Meroë. The Meroë pyramids date to the... 13 KB (1,244 words) - 13:37, 27 April 2024 |
Kandake (redirect from Candace of Meroë) "Queen Mother". A legend in the Alexander romance claims that "Candace of Meroë" fought Alexander the Great. In fact, Alexander never attacked Nubia and... 19 KB (2,144 words) - 00:53, 6 May 2024 |
Meroe Island is an island of India. The island belongs to the township of Great Nicobar of Little Nicobar Taluk. This island is known for its rich fish... 4 KB (65 words) - 00:31, 25 January 2024 |
Meroë Park (born December 1, 1966) is an American former intelligence official who served as Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)... 6 KB (445 words) - 15:47, 25 June 2023 |
severing of ties with Egypt, the Kushite imperial capital was located at Meroë, during which time it was known by the Greeks as Aethiopia. From the third... 79 KB (8,713 words) - 13:36, 3 May 2024 |
Butana (redirect from Island of Meroë) Butana was known as the "Island of Meroë" when it was part of the Kushitic kingdom of Meroë. The city of Meroë was about halfway between Atbarah and... 5 KB (571 words) - 20:40, 30 September 2023 |
soldier turned treasure hunter, who robbed and desecrated the pyramids of Meroë. Born in Bologna, in 1815 he travelled across Greece, and later he reached... 5 KB (485 words) - 08:49, 2 May 2024 |
other Ethiopians." Together, Musawwarat es-Sufra, Naqa, and Meroë formed the Island of Meroe. The town's importance gradually increased from the beginning... 111 KB (12,859 words) - 05:31, 5 May 2024 |
Amanirenas (section Meroë Head) possibly Akinidad. The excavation of Meroë (Nubia) was funded by the Sudan Excavation Committee. After the Meroë Head’s discovery, it was gifted to the... 14 KB (1,657 words) - 03:07, 5 April 2024 |
Nubian architecture (section Meroë) Nubian pyramids were constructed on three major sites: El-Kurru, Nuri, and Meroë. More pyramids were constructed and for the longest time in Nubia than in... 15 KB (1,922 words) - 18:41, 13 January 2024 |
from Syene to Meroë is five thousand stadia. And when you have proceeded about three thousand stadia in a straight line south of Meroë, the country is... 4 KB (435 words) - 18:48, 27 March 2024 |
destroyed the kingdom of Meroë, others say that archaeological evidence points to an economic and political decline in Meroë around 300. Moreover, some... 9 KB (978 words) - 21:41, 2 April 2024 |
and "Beg." stands for Begrawiyah (Meroë). "Beg. N" and "Beg. S" refer to the northern and southern cemeteries of Meroë, respectively. El-Kurru, Nuri, and... 88 KB (6,298 words) - 07:59, 12 March 2024 |
History of Sudan (section Meroë) to West Africa from Meroë's iron smelteries. Relations between Meroë and Egypt were not always peaceful. As a response to Meroë's incursions into Upper... 90 KB (10,319 words) - 16:45, 16 April 2024 |
name attributed to a Kushite queen regnant buried in pyramid Beg N. 11 in Meroë. Nahirqo is the earliest known woman to have ruled the Kingdom of Kush,... 7 KB (741 words) - 15:30, 27 October 2023 |
of Kush, ruling from Meroë in the first half of the 2nd century BCE. Tabirqo's name is known only from his tomb, Beg. N 9 in Meroë. Tabirqo's relationship... 3 KB (293 words) - 15:30, 27 October 2023 |
Kushites formed the kingdom of Meroë, which was ruled by a series of legendary Candaces or Queens. Mythically, the Candace of Meroë was able to intimidate Alexander... 59 KB (6,848 words) - 04:08, 3 May 2024 |
at Meroë and the Amun temple at Napata after it was demolished by the Romans. Reservoirs for the retention of water also were constructed at Meroë during... 7 KB (738 words) - 00:17, 29 November 2023 |
and throughout classical antiquity, the Nubian kingdom was centered at Meroë in the modern-day nation of Sudan. Cush's sons were Nimrod, Seba, Havilah... 9 KB (947 words) - 08:59, 15 April 2024 |
BC. Finally, Napata was losing its role of economic capital to Meroë. The island of Meroë, the peninsula formed by the Nile and the Atbarah River, was an... 16 KB (1,952 words) - 10:49, 20 April 2024 |
It has a similar shape to a backwards letter N. It flows northward from Meroë about 2700 stadia, then turns back to the south and the winter sunset for... 7 KB (958 words) - 14:29, 2 April 2024 |
derives from Latin Meroē, corresponding to Greek Μερόη. These latter names are representations of the name of the royal city of Meroë of the Kingdom of... 29 KB (3,470 words) - 11:47, 1 May 2024 |
third century BCE. Amanislo is mainly known from his pyramid at Meroë. He is buried in Meroe, Beg. S 5. From the position of his pyramid it has been argued... 2 KB (161 words) - 13:20, 27 April 2024 |
II) was a Kushite King of Meroë dating from the late 3rd to early 2nd century BCE. It is believed that Arqamani ruled in Meroë at the time of the Egyptian... 5 KB (380 words) - 19:08, 19 January 2024 |
succeeded by the 'Meroitic period', when the royal cemeteries relocated to Meroë around 300 BC. Kushite Kings conquered Egypt and formed the 25th dynasty... 37 KB (4,571 words) - 06:24, 6 May 2024 |