Meroe Timeline

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c. 890 BCE
First tomb built at Meroe.
c. 750 BCE
Kushite City of Meroe is founded.
c. 590 BCE
Meroe becomes capital of Kingdom of Kush after the fall of Napata. .
295 BCE - 275 BCE
Reign of King Ergamenes (Arakakamani) in Meroe.
c. 285 BCE
King Ergamenes slaughters the priests of Amun at Napata, breaks with Egypt.
c. 284 BCE - c. 314 CE
Queens (Candaces) rule jointly with Kings in Meroe.
c. 275 BCE
Ptolemy II invades the Meroitic Nubian kingdom and annexes Lower Nubia.
c. 205 BCE - c. 185 BCE
Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia secede from the Ptolemaic Kingdom with the support of Meroe. Two Egyptians, Horwennefer and his successor Ankhwennefer are declared as Pharaoh in the now independent territories.
22 BCE
Peace Treaty favoring Meroe signed with Rome.
330 CE
Invasion of Meroe by the Aksumites under King Ezana.
350 CE
End of the Kingdom of Kush and city of Meroe in Nubia.