Méroé. Un empire sur le Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient A reference work bearing witness

A reference work bearing witness to a turning point in civilization between Antiquity and the Middle Ages

very different from the black legend of the Apostate

which brings together the great names of the Spanish school: El Greco

Egyptian University

Méroé. Un empire sur le Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient A reference work bearing witnessBAUD Michel (dir.). Enigmatic and majestic, the ancient civilization of Meroe is a unique example of accomplished multiculturalism. Cultural heir to Pharaonic Egypt, influenced by the trade networks of the Eastern Mediterranean, the empire radiated from approximately 270 BC to 320 AD, between the 1st and 6th cataracts of the Nile, over the lands of present day Sudan. Religious pantheon, political and cultural systems, urban achievements, writing, and