Capital of the Kushite kingdom in Nubia from the Late Period until the Roman Period. Following the expulsion of Dynasty 25 from Egypt, their successors reigned first at Napata and then further south at Meroe. The rulers were buried in pyramids near the city. Hostilities with the Egyptian authorities occasionally occurred, the most notable being during the reign of Augustus. Little is known about the internal workings of the kingdom, as Meroitic script has yet to be deciphered. The city-site has been excavated by the British John Garstang from 1909–1914, a Canadian expedition from 1965–1977 and 1983–1984, a joint German–Sudanese expedition in 1992, and a joint Canadian–Sudanese expedition since 1999. The pyramid site has been explored by GeorgeReisnerfrom 1920–1923 and more recently by a German expedition.
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