A Wisdom Archive on Alodia

Alodia or Alwa was the southernmost of the three kingdoms of Christian Nubia; the other two were Nobatia and Makuria to the north. Alodia was converted to Christianity in the 6th century by missionaries sent by Byzantine Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora. Monophysite Christianity flourished in Alodia, moreso than other Christian sects. Alodia was centered south of the great bend in the Nile river and south into the Gezira with its capital at Soba. Most of what is known about Christian Nubia comes from either contemporary ... Including:

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Events The Nubian kingdom of Alodia is converted to Christianity, according to John of Ephesus. John of Ephesus completes his Biographies of Eastern Saints. King of Garamantes signs a peace treaty with Byzantium Births Deaths Category: 569 ...

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Kush or Cush was an African civilization south of Ancient Egypt in Nubia, which is located in the modern day North African nation of Sudan. Though influenced by (and influencing) Egypt, it was a distinct culture and civilization and was one of the earliest civilizations to develop in the Nile River Valley. Kush - Origins. The first developed societies appeared in Nubia around the time of the First Egyptian Dynasty. The first known Kushite state was the Kingdom of Kerma, which appeared c. 2600 BC and ... Including:

• Kush - Origins
• Kush - Napata
• Kush - Move to Meroe
• Kush - Decline
• Kush - In the Bible
• Kush - External link

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Makuria - Origins. The origins of Makuria are uncertain. Ptolemy mentions a Nubian people known as the Makkourae, who might be ancestors to the Makurians[5]. The kingdom is believed to have formed in the 4th or 5th century. The first recorded mention of it is in a work by the 6th-century John of Ephesus, who decries its hostility to Monophysite missionaries traveling to Alodia. Soon after John of Biclarum wrote approvingly of Makuria's a ...

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This Napata based kingdom became quite potent and under king Kashta and then Piye; it conquered Egypt, establishing the twenty-fifth dynasty. When the Assyrians invaded in 671 BC, Kush became, once again, an independent state. In 591 BC the Egyptians under Psammetik II invaded Kush, perhaps because Kush ruler Aspelta was preparing to invade Egypt. the Egyptians soon withdrew from Kush. ...

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The decline of Kush is hotly debated. A diplomatic mission in Nero's reign travelled to Meroe; (Pliny the Elder, N.H. 6.35). After the 2nd century AD the royal tombs began to shrink in size and splendour, and the building of large monuments seems to have ceased. The royal pyramid burials halted altogether in the middle 4th century AD. The archeological record shows a cultural shift to a new society known as the X-Group, or Ballana culture. Examinations of skeletal remains shows that physically the people remained ...

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