Information AboutNapata |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT NAPATA | |
| nubia | |
| history of nubia | |
| african civilizations | |
| ancient cities | |
| iron age | |
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In 22 BC the Roman governor of Egypt, Gaius Petronius Pontius Nigrinus, marched along the Nile with legions XXII Deiotariana and III Cyrenaica and destroyed Napata. Today, Napata's ruins include at least 13 temples and 3 palaces, that were for the first described by Europe an explorers in the 1820 ’s. The larger temples, such that of Amon , are even today considered sacred to the local population. For these reasons, the mountain, together with the historical cities of Meroe and Napata, were considered by UNESCO , in 2003 , World Heritage Site s. SEE ALSO
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