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Aksumite conquest of Meroe
The Aksumite conquest of Meroe was a fourth-century campaign by King Ezana of Aksum against Kush, known from his Greek and Ge'ez inscriptions and long credited with ending the kingdom.
Building of the Naqa temples
The building of the Naqa temples was the construction of the royal temple complex at Naqa in Sudan over roughly three centuries, from about 170 BC.
Campaign of Gaius Petronius against Kush
The campaign of Gaius Petronius against Kush was a Roman punitive war in Lower Nubia from about 25 to 22 BC, launched after Kushite queen Amanirenas attacked Roman Egypt.
End of the Kingdom of Kush
The end of the Kingdom of Kush was the dissolution of the Meroitic state around AD 300–350, traditionally linked to Ezana of Aksum's conquest of Meroë.
Foundation of the temple complex at Musawwarat es-Sufra
Musawwarat es-Sufra is a large temple complex of the Kingdom of Kush in Sudan's Butana steppe, built mainly from the late 4th to 2nd centuries BC under King Arnekhamani.
Founding of the Meroitic dynasty
The founding of the Meroitic dynasty was the transfer of Kushite royal burials from Napata to Meroë around 300 BCE, marking the start of the Meroitic Period under King Arqamani-qo.
Kushite raid on Roman Egypt
The Kushite raid on Roman Egypt was a Meroitic attack in 25 BC on Syene, Elephantine, and Philae, opening a war ended by the Treaty of Samos.
Kushite-Roman war
The Kushite-Roman war, also called Amanirenas' war with Rome, was fought between Meroitic Kush under Queen Amanirenas and Roman Egypt from 25 BC to 21/20 BC.
Nero's expedition up the Nile
Nero's expedition up the Nile, also called the Nero expedition to Meroe, was a Roman reconnaissance sent by Nero around AD 60–63, stopped by the Sudd swamps.
Noba migration into Lower Nubia
The Noba migration into Lower Nubia was the settling of Nubian-speaking Noba on the Nile in the 4th and 5th centuries AD, ending Meroitic rule.
Ptolemaic campaign into Nubia
The Ptolemaic campaign into Nubia, commanded by Ptolemy II Philadelphus, was a 275 BC expedition against Kush that temporarily extended Ptolemaic control south to the Second Cataract.
Reign of Arakamani
Arakamani, also called Arkamaniqo and known to the Greeks as Ergamenes, was a king of Kush who reigned c. 295–275 BCE and is treated as the first king of the Meroitic phase.
Reign of Teqerideamani II
Teqerideamani II was a king of Kush, the Meroitic kingdom in what is now Sudan, who reigned from 245/246 to after 265/66 AD, in the kingdom's last century.
Transfer of the royal cemetery from Napata to Meroe
The transfer of the royal cemetery from Napata to Meroe, around 300 BC under King Arkamani I, moved Kushite royal burials from Nuri to Meroë's pyramids.
Treaty of Samos
The Treaty of Samos, also known as the Rome–Meroe peace treaty, was concluded between Augustus and Queen Amanirenas of Kush on Samos in winter 21/20 BC, ending their war.