He expanded the Kushite Empire after coquering one Egyptian city.
King or Pharoah Piye of Cush or Nubia.. he entered the northern egyptian city of Thebes as it was being challenged by its Libyan neighbors, namely the cheif Tefnakhte. Piye's forces defeated the cheif, moving throughout middle Egypt and dispelling Libyan forces. Piye went on to gain an oath of fealty from Tefnakhte and eventually capture Memphis, Egypt's capital city.
The Kushite kings ruled from the city of Napata for centuries.
Thebes is not the Egyptian name of the city, but a name applied by the Greeks, who already had a city called Thebes in the Greek area known as Boeotia. The reason for the Greeks applying this name to the Egyptian city is unknown, but they may have mis-heard the name of one of the temples there, which may have sounded a little like "Thebes".The Egyptian name for the city was W3st (pronounced Waset by Egyptologists); it was capital of the fourth nome (region) in Upper Egypt. At first it was just a small provincial town, but its importance increased until it became capital of all Egypt during the 18th dynasty.
Thebes, also known as Waset, was an ancient Egyptian city located within the perimeter of Luxor. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it would grow to be the largest city in the world by 1400 BC with a population reaching 80,000. The city flourished until it was ransacked by the invasion of the Assyrians in 664 BC.
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He expanded the Kushite Empire after coquering one Egyptian city.
King or Pharoah Piye of Cush or Nubia.. he entered the northern egyptian city of Thebes as it was being challenged by its Libyan neighbors, namely the cheif Tefnakhte. Piye's forces defeated the cheif, moving throughout middle Egypt and dispelling Libyan forces. Piye went on to gain an oath of fealty from Tefnakhte and eventually capture Memphis, Egypt's capital city.
The answer to that question is Thebes.
Thebes was the Egyptian capital.
Amun, who later would be known as Amun-Ra, was the God who presided over Thebes. The Egyptian name for Thebes was named after him, and means "City of Amun."
The Kushite kings ruled from the city of Napata for centuries.
Thebes is not the Egyptian name of the city, but a name applied by the Greeks, who already had a city called Thebes in the Greek area known as Boeotia. The reason for the Greeks applying this name to the Egyptian city is unknown, but they may have mis-heard the name of one of the temples there, which may have sounded a little like "Thebes".The Egyptian name for the city was W3st (pronounced Waset by Egyptologists); it was capital of the fourth nome (region) in Upper Egypt. At first it was just a small provincial town, but its importance increased until it became capital of all Egypt during the 18th dynasty.
Kush mastered ironworking. Kushite's accomplished building the city of Napata, a city that nurture from its location for the trade route.
Kush mastered ironworking. Kushite's accomplished building the city of Napata, a city that nurture from its location for the trade route.
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Thebes was a city in ancient greek times!