Resting Tombs at Meroe
h = 350 cm

The final resting tombs at Meroe. A semi-desert landscape between the Nile and Atbara rivers, Meroe, was the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush, a major power from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D. It was the seat of the rulers who occupied Egypt for close to a century and features, among other vestiges, pyramids, temples, and domestic buildings as well as major installations connected to water management. Their vast empire extended from the Mediterranean to the heart of Africa, and the property testifies to the exchange between the art, architecture, religions, and languages of both regions. © Chester Higgins. All Rights Reserved.

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