Meroe

Having passed this country in the forty days, you must go on board another boat, and sail for twelve days; and then you will arrive at a large city, called Meroe; this city is said to be the capital of all Ethiopia.

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

Immediately upon the surrender of this city (Saba, afterwards called Meroe) Moses married her, and returned to Egypt.

ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001

Meroe, which is the spot in Ethiopia nearest to the equinoctial circle, and where for ninety days the shadows fall in a way just opposite to ours, on account of which the natives of that district are called

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851

But when they came to the fifth milestone from Antioch, to the village which is called Meroe, no one could move him.

The Hermits Charles Kingsley 1847

To this belongs the island of Meroe, which is environed by the streams of the Nile.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784

But I beeing in such extremity, in the end was happily delivered from their hands, and so I fortuned to come to the house of an old woman that sold wine, called Meroe, who had her tongue sufficiently instructed to flattery: unto whom I opened the causes of my long peregrination and careful travell, and of myne unlucky adventure: and after that I had declared to her such things as then presently came to my remembrance, shee gently entertained mee and made mee good cheere; and by and by being pricked with carnall desire, shee brought me to her own bed chamber; whereas I poore miser the very first night of our lying together did purchase to my selfe this miserable face, and for her lodging I gave to her such apparel as the theeves left to cover me withall.

The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius

The remaining prints are available on Etsy and Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland.

Wednesday's Work: "Getaway" Limited Edition Art Visions 2009

His novel “De asino aureo” tells the story of the two wicked sisters Meroe and Panthia who drink the blood of Socrates not the philosopher.

nosferatu | My[confined]Space 2009

Beyond the desert of Meroe, past the ancient cliffs of the dust-locked continents, past the dry wharfs of a city thay was old when Earth was new, the caravan crept into the unmapped waste called Umbra.

The City Outside the World, a 1977 novel written by Lin Carter Paul 2009

But it might reflect the steep-sided pyramids found in Meroe, Nubia (modern-day Sudan), capital of the Kushite kings who conquered and ruled Egypt during the 25th Dynasty (752-656 B.C.).

Cemeteries 2009