Prisoner of war
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A prisoner of war is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Engraving of Kushite prisoners, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC
Engraving of prisoners in a Roman Triumph, 19th century
Mongol riders with prisoners, 14th century
Aztec sacrifices, as depicted in the Codex Mendoza (c. 1541)
Kingdom of Kush
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The Kingdom of Kush, also known as the Kushite Empire, or simply Kush, was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt.
Prisoner of war
…Engraving of Kushite prisoners, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an…
Kushite heartland, and Kushite Empire of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, c. 700 BC
Megaliths from Nabta Playa displayed in the Aswan Nubian museum
"A-Group" style, Nubian pottery, Musee du Louvre
Kerma bowl, 1700-1550 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston