Méroé. Un empire sur le Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient The Gates of Hell

The Gates of Hell

for the man of our time

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

where the city

Méroé. Un empire sur le Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient The Gates of HellBAUD 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