The Hidden Influence of Nubia in Ancient Egypt

Tickets are free, but registration is required. Once you register, you'll receive an email detailing how to join via Zoom. The first millennium BCE was a time of dynamic cultural exchange. While ancient Egypt's connections across the Mediterranean with Assyrians, Persians, and Greeks are well known, its relationships with African kingdoms to the south are often overlooked. For nearly a century, rulers from Nubia, in present-day Sudan, governed Egypt as kings of the Kingdom of Kush. Yet Egyptian culture rarely acknowledged foreign influences. In this talk, Egyptologist Kathryn Howley uses archaeological detective work to uncover how a sub-Saharan kingdom left a lasting imprint on Egypt, shaping its culture long after its rulers' reign had ended. Image: Statues of first millennium BCE rulers of Kush, Kerma Museum, Sudan. Image by Matthias Gehricke, CC BY-SA 4.0