Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...
Just south of the famous Nile Valley lies Sudan, home to a staggering 220 to 255 pyramids—more than double the number in Egypt. Built by the ancient Kingdom of Kush, these overlooked monuments ...
During Egypt's 25th Dynasty, known as the "dynasty of the black pharaohs," the Kingdom of Kush dominated Egypt, with Kushite kings ruling from their capital at Napata. Piye, a Kushite king ...
In the case of Egypt, this meant that the mighty land of the pharaohs was conquered and ruled by its southern neighbour - what is now northern Sudan, but was then called the kingdom of Kush.