<P> Alerted to the advance , Petronius again marched south and managed to reach Qasr Ibrim and bolster its defences before the invading Kushites arrived . Although the ancient sources give no description of the ensuing battle , we know that at some point the Kushites sent ambassadors to negotiate a peace settlement with Petronius . By the end of the second campaign , however , Petronius was in no mood to deal further with the Kushites . The Kushites succeeded in negotiating a peace treaty on favourable terms and trade between the two nations increased . Some historians like Theodore Mommsen wrote that during Augustus times Nubia was a possible client state of the Roman Empire . </P>
<P> Alerted to the advance , Petronius again marched south and managed to reach Qasr Ibrim and bolster its defences before the invading Kushites arrived . Although the ancient sources give no description of the ensuing battle , we know that at some point the Kushites sent ambassadors to negotiate a peace settlement with Petronius . By the end of the second campaign , however , Petronius was in no mood to deal further with the Kushites . The Kushites succeeded in negotiating a peace treaty on favourable terms and trade between the two nations increased . Some historians like Theodore Mommsen wrote that during Augustus times Nubia was a possible client state of the Roman Empire . </P>
who did the kingdom of kush trade with
who did the kingdom of kush trade with
Petronius
Petronius