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Reading about church and state in 17th century England, I came across Hobbes's approving mention of Ergamanes as a king who had slain his country's chief priests.

I had to look the name up and in doing so was reminded of how little I know about the African past.

worldhistory.org/Ergamenes/

World History EncyclopediaErgamenesKing Ergamenes (also known as King Arkamani I, r. 295-275 BCE) was the greatest king of the city of Meroe, Kingdom of Kush (located in modern-day Sudan) who broke free from Egyptian dominance to help...