Meroe

Type Object Region Nubia Time c. -300–400

Meroe was the capital of the Kushite (Nubian) kingdom from the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE, between the fifth and sixth cataracts of the Ni…

Timeline

c. 1–150Meroe · SudanIn the 1st–2nd centuries CE the Meroe kingdom was powerful, sometimes clashing and sometimes trading with Roman Egypt; pyramids and temples in the city continued to expand, and the iron industry grew in scale.
c. 150–300Meroe · SudanIn the 2nd–3rd centuries CE Meroe participated in interregional trade via Nile sailing vessels and Red Sea ports, exporting ironware, ivory and gold while absorbing Mediterranean and Aksumite cultural influences.
c. 300–400Meroe · SudanIn the 4th century CE Aksumite invasions and ecological changes led to the collapse of the Meroe kingdom; the capital gradually fell into ruin, but the pyramid fields and iron-smelting sites survive to this day.

Sources

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1336/
Meroe — Adams, W. Y. (1977)