Egyptian invasions of Nubia
The Last 5,000 Years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6042630 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derek A Welsby (Egyptian Museum, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 283-304 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Azania Archaeological Research in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0067-270X • E-ISSN: 1945-5534 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00672700409480404 |
| OpenAlex | W1974325340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Over the last 5000 years innumerable invasions have been mounted by the rulers of Egypt up the Nile Valley through, and very occasionally beyond, Nubia, the ‘Corridor to Africa’, from the time of the first Egyptian pharaohs, to the Egyptian sirdar in the late 19th century at the head of an Anglo-Egyptian army. In this article the progress of the major campaigns is discussed along with the common factors which determined their penetration route and their rate of progress, many of which changed little over the millennia. The most significant factors affecting the progress of the invaders were advances in transport, from the donkey to the camel and ultimately to the steam-powered boats and trains. The defensive strategies of the Nubians are also considered, particularly their consistent failure to provide a coherent system of defence at many of the potential strongpoints along the highly predictable line of advance
Ancient history · Archaeology · Donkey · Ethnology · Geography · Out of africa · African history and culture analysis · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |