Candace is a Kushite Name?
The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient Nubian state centered on the confluences of the Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara in what is now the Republic of Sudan. Kushite kings ruled as Pharaohs of Egypt for a century, which is an insignificant slot of time historically, however I am very proud nevertheless.
The Kingdom was a prosperous land ruled from the capital: Meroe. They farmed, traded with Greeks and built the Pyramids that are now a UNICEF world heritage site. And get this: the Kushites revered women. In fact women often ruled on their owns. Kushite Queens were called Kandakes. They were worriors who led their nation to war.
A very famous Kandake was "Candace" of Meroe was the queen of Nubia at the time of the conquests of Alexander the Great. According to legend, Alexander encountered her when he invaded Nubia. In fact, Alexander never attacked Nubia, and never attempted to move further south than the oasis of Siwa in Egypt.
The story is that when Alexander attempted to conquer her lands in 332 BC, she arranged her armies strategically to meet him and was sat regally on a war elephant as he approached. Talk about showmanship.
Having assessed the strength of her armies, Alexander decided to withdraw from Nubia, heading to Egypt instead. Another story claims that Alexander and Candace had a romantic encounter, there has to be a movie here.
The whole story of Alexander and Candace's encounter is unfortunately what legends are made of.
The name "Candace" is actually a form of the title "Kentake", and not the actual name of a person.Try explaining that one is Smalltown, USA to a bunch of Candy's...
The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient Nubian state centered on the confluences of the Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara in what is now the Republic of Sudan. Kushite kings ruled as Pharaohs of Egypt for a century, which is an insignificant slot of time historically, however I am very proud nevertheless.
The Kingdom was a prosperous land ruled from the capital: Meroe. They farmed, traded with Greeks and built the Pyramids that are now a UNICEF world heritage site. And get this: the Kushites revered women. In fact women often ruled on their owns. Kushite Queens were called Kandakes. They were worriors who led their nation to war.
A very famous Kandake was "Candace" of Meroe was the queen of Nubia at the time of the conquests of Alexander the Great. According to legend, Alexander encountered her when he invaded Nubia. In fact, Alexander never attacked Nubia, and never attempted to move further south than the oasis of Siwa in Egypt.
The story is that when Alexander attempted to conquer her lands in 332 BC, she arranged her armies strategically to meet him and was sat regally on a war elephant as he approached. Talk about showmanship.
Having assessed the strength of her armies, Alexander decided to withdraw from Nubia, heading to Egypt instead. Another story claims that Alexander and Candace had a romantic encounter, there has to be a movie here.
The whole story of Alexander and Candace's encounter is unfortunately what legends are made of.
The name "Candace" is actually a form of the title "Kentake", and not the actual name of a person.Try explaining that one is Smalltown, USA to a bunch of Candy's...
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