Queen Candace of Meroë invaded Roman southern Egypt in 25 BC.

Evidence

In 25 BC, so the writer Strabo tells us, an invading army from the Sudanese kingdom of Meroë, led by the fierce one-eyed queen Candace, captured a series of Roman forts and towns in southern Egypt. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 578

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 578
• XREF: connects to: The border between Egypt and Sudan has been a historical faultline. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 387