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A partial reconstruction of the pyramids of Meroe (modern Sudan). Meroe was a wealthy metropolis of the ancient kingdom of Kush in what is today the Republic of Sudan. The city was located at the crossroads of major trade routes and it flourished from 800 BCE to 350 CE.
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Demartis, F. (2014, February 20). Meroe Pyramids Reconstruction. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2318/meroe-pyramids-reconstruction/
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Demartis, Fabrizio. "Meroe Pyramids Reconstruction." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 20, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2318/meroe-pyramids-reconstruction/.
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