It supplanted Napata as the capital of a kingdom that ruled the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, and it was eventually conquered by Axum.
This location is described as lying further inland from the Agriophagoi, or "wild animal eaters," and the Moschophagoi, or "shoot eaters," in the second entry of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. Pseudo- Callisthenes records the legend that a female ruler of this city intimidated Alexander the Great into turning back his invading army. Giuseppe Ferlini's destruction of the "N6" building in this place led copycat treasure hunters to destroy only the tops of certain buildings. Ferlini also made off with some gold belonging to Amanishakheto, a kandake or queen of this city. Despite being in the middle of a desert, its position bounded by three rivers led people to refer to it as an "island" that also includes the sites of Naqa and Musawwarat es Sufra. The Begarawiyah site is home to this city's pyramid complex. It supplanted Napata as the capital of a kingdom that ruled the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, and it was eventually conquered by Axum. For 10 points, name this capital of the Kingdom of Kush.
This location is described as lying further inland from the Agriophagoi, or "wild animal eaters," and the Moschophagoi, or "shoot eaters," in the second entry of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
Meroe [or Medewi; or Meruwah]