In "The Deeds of the Divine Augustus," Augustus claims that "a penetration was made as far as the town of Napata, which is next to Meroe.."Augustus, "The Deeds of the Divine Augustus," Exploring the European Past: Texts & Images, Second Edition, ed.
Indeed, at the end of the 2nd century AD, the Nobatae occupied the Nile's west bank in northern Kush.