Historical Figure

Amanirenas

Queen of the Meroitic Kingdom of Kush

Born: 50 BCE

About Amanirenas

Amanirenas, was queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush from mid to late 1st century BCE. She is known for invading Roman occupied Egypt and successfully negotiating with Roman emperor Augustus the end of Roman retaliation, thus retaining Kushite independence.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Kingdom1070 BCE – 350 CE

Kingdom of Kush

The Kingdom of Kush in modern Sudan was a major Nile Valley civilization that conquered and ruled Egypt as the 25th Dynasty (c. 747-656 BCE), and later developed the distinctive Meroitic culture with its own writing system, iron industry, and pyramid tradition.