SAccording to the historians Herodotus, Strabo, and Diodorous we have proof of the existence of warrior queens in Africa. (Meroe). The queens were named Candace, a title that passed from queen to queen for many years (500 years). The word is a transcription of the Meroitic ktke or kdke, meaning "queen mother." Thus, All royal brides were Kdkes by definition. The queen mother ensured the line of succession and consolidated her power. She also played a leading role in the selection and crowning of the new king. The Kushites have done special honor to their queens by worshiping them as goddesses. These women warriors were great military tacticians and commanded in the field. They were feared by the foreign armies of invaders from the northern regions. Even Alexander the Great was paralyzed by the fact of facing them.
The legend says that the Candace did not want to let him enter Ethiopia and warned him not to despise them because they were black. “We are whiter and brighter in our souls than the whiter among you.” she told them.
Then, she placed her armies and waited for the Macedonian conqueror on a war elephant. When he presented himself for battle, he saw the Black Queen's army stationed in a brilliant military formation in front of him… he stopped.
After studying the set of waiting warriors with deadly precision, he eventually realizes that challenging the kentakes could possibly be fatal to him.
So he turned his armies away from Nubia. We know that for a period of 1250 years (ending in 350 CE), the kingdom of Kush flourished as a unique civilization that remained deeply African. However, without an effort in archeology and a breakthrough in deciphering Meroitic writing, the world will never know the true glory of the kingdom of Kush and the magnificence of the Candacians ...
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In the land of Queen Candace
Release Date | 2013-08-01T00:00:01Z |
Language | Français |
Number Of Pages | 58 |
Publication Date | 2013-08-01T00:00:01Z |