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Egypt's southern frontier was not protected by one fortress alone.

During the Middle Kingdom, Egyptian rulers built a series of strongholds in Lower Nubia to protect their interests and defend against the powerful kingdom of Kerma.

Thousands of years later, the scale of that frontier system is still astonishing. 🇪🇬🏛️

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00:00Egypt did not leave its southern border unguarded.
00:02They built a chain of fortified strongholds to control the front and watch the lands beyond it.
00:07Stone became Egypt's warning.

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