Part 1: Meroe - Empire of Iron

Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt. Two hundred and fifty-five of them — steeper, narrower, and older than almost anything at Giza — pointing at a sky no pharaoh ever saw.The Kingdom of Kush built its capital at Meroe and lasted twelve hundred years. It smelted iron for a thousand of them, ruled Egypt for one century, and went home and built something larger. They left extensive written records. We can pronounce every word. We cannot understand a single sentence.This is the civilization that built more, lasted longer, and got forgotten anyway.Part 1 of 2.