The center of a powerful civilization, Meroë served as the capital city of Kush whose robust ... 730 B.C., the Nubian king, Piye, successfully invaded and conquered Egypt, extending his control ...

Hieroglyphics on the sphinx's chest spell it out: this is a portrait of the great King Taharqo, the fourth pharaoh to rule over the combined kingdoms of Kush and Egypt. Kush occupied what is now ...

Among the buried were 41 Kushite kings and queens ... of these structures rivals that of Egypt. They are a testament to the power of the Kingdom of Kush, a civilization that controlled critical ...