Expedition in Ethiopia
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After an invasion of the southern territories of Roman Egypt by the Kushite Kingdom, the Romans invaded Kush under Elius Gallus going as far as putting Meroe (central Sudan) under siege.
Chronology
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January 23 BC: Simultaneously with the departure of Aelius Gallus for Arabia, the Kushites of the north of present-day Sudan attacked the Egyptian province, in particular the cities/forts of Syene, Elephantine and Philae, leading to the appointment of a new prefect of Egypt, a certain Gaius Petronius. The latter with the forces left to defend the province (another 10,000 armed), was forced to intervene, managing to beat an army of 30,000 Kushites and forcing them to retreat south of Pselchis. However, not satisfied with having taken numerous prisoners two years earlier and having occupied the city of Pselchis, he decided to make a campaign in the country of the Kushites. He first occupied the city of Qasr Ibrim, and then decided to push further south to Napata, one of their two capitals, completely destroying it and enslaving its inhabitants. On the contrary, the second capital, Meroe, managed to save itself from the Roman siege.
