IIIᵉ siècle av. J.-C. – IVᵉ siècle
Nile Valley in present-day Sudan
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The Meroitic Kingdom was a Nile Valley polity south of Roman Egypt whose rulers controlled Lower Nubia before Roman reconquest of the Dodecaschene. Its society combined local and Egyptian religious and burial traditions, while agriculture, irrigation and iron production formed important parts of economic life. Meroitic official religion drew heavily from Egypt but also recognized indigenous gods.
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The Meroitic Kingdom occupied the Nile Valley south of Egypt and extended its authority into Lower Nubia. Its rulers had incorporated the Dodecaschene, a territory formerly belonging to the Ptolemies, before Roman forces under the prefect Petronius reconquered it. The kingdom maintained peaceful trading relations with Rome during the early imperial period, and Nero sent explorers into its territory.
Meroitic society drew substantially on Egyptian religious models while preserving its own divine traditions. Priests wielded considerable influence, and temples possessed rich holdings. Burial customs likewise combined local and Egyptian practices, while furniture found in graves included beds of the angareeb type, resembling beds known from ancient Egypt and still used in the Nile valley.
Most Meroitic people practiced agriculture and used the shadouf and sakkieh to raise water from lower to higher ground. Archaeological finds include bronze adzes, hoe blades, axes, chisels and small tools, alongside large iron implements. Extensive iron slag near Meroe indicates common iron production, with ore smelted in charcoal-fired furnaces using acacia wood from the Nile banks.
IIIᵉ siècle av. J.-C. – IVᵉ siècle
Nile Valley in present-day Sudan
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Meroitic Kingdom was a Nile Valley polity south of Roman Egypt whose rulers controlled Lower Nubia before Roman reconquest of the Dodecaschene. Its society combined local and Egyptian religious and burial traditions, while agriculture, irrigation and iron production formed important parts of economic life. Meroitic official religion drew heavily from Egypt but also recognized indigenous gods.
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Le récit
The Meroitic Kingdom occupied the Nile Valley south of Egypt and extended its authority into Lower Nubia. Its rulers had incorporated the Dodecaschene, a territory formerly belonging to the Ptolemies, before Roman forces under the prefect Petronius reconquered it. The kingdom maintained peaceful trading relations with Rome during the early imperial period, and Nero sent explorers into its territory.
Meroitic society drew substantially on Egyptian religious models while preserving its own divine traditions. Priests wielded considerable influence, and temples possessed rich holdings. Burial customs likewise combined local and Egyptian practices, while furniture found in graves included beds of the angareeb type, resembling beds known from ancient Egypt and still used in the Nile valley.
Most Meroitic people practiced agriculture and used the shadouf and sakkieh to raise water from lower to higher ground. Archaeological finds include bronze adzes, hoe blades, axes, chisels and small tools, alongside large iron implements. Extensive iron slag near Meroe indicates common iron production, with ore smelted in charcoal-fired furnaces using acacia wood from the Nile banks.
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