Meroë

or Mer·o·we

[ mer-oh-ee ]

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noun

a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.

Meroë

/ ˈmɛrəʊˌiː /

an ancient city in N Sudan, on the Nile; capital of a kingdom that flourished from about 700 bc to about 350 ad

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The region carries so much cultural oomph that one necropolis in Meroë contains more pyramids than all of Egypt.

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Thousands of years ago, Meroe was a thriving hub of trade and home to some 25,000 residents.

The pyramids of Meroe await a day when stability will allow outsiders to peek at a forgotten ancient kingdom.

One of his projects resulted in a new road from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, to the monuments at Meroe.

These were Ethiopians, whose land lay beyond that of Meroe and who had also felt the weight and power of the arms of Egypt.

Yet the chief town of the kingdom of Meroe, when it takes an active part in history, is not Begerauieh.

The attempt has been repeatedly made to derive the civilisation of Egypt from Ethiopia and Meroe.

The people of the country called the place I visited, "Meroe" as likewise the whole territory where these ruins are found.

This circumstance gave me an opportunity of visiting the Pyramids which I have mentioned as in view from Meroe.

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