The pyramids of Meroë adopted a strikingly similar design. Photograph by Wael Hamdan, Age Fotostock After the defeat, the Nubians retreated to Napata, only to be forced farther south at the ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

“The pyramids were built as tombs for the kings and queens of the Meroitic Kingdom and Napata,” Google answers the Googly. “The structures were built by the Kingdom of Kush, an ancient ...