A Woman to Know: Amanirenas

She buried the severed head of the glorious Augustus beneath the steps of a temple dedicated to victory. — Strabo

She buried the severed head of the glorious Augustus beneath the steps of a temple dedicated to victory. — Strabo

(image of an unknown kandake, via Wikimedia Commons)

Amanirenas is remembered as “the One-eyed Queen of Kush,” famous for her fiery spirit and milky blind eye. Her homeland of Kush, the area today known as Sudan, had a long history of female-l…