Kandake
In ancient times, Candace was regarded as a proper noun, all wore the Nubian queens. In fact, however, it is a title that kdke from Meroitic word (probably) " Queen Mother " derives. Then the king was the son of the god Amun, the king mothers came as the bearer of lineage greater importance than in Egypt. She appeared in Meroe in ritual scenes that were reserved for the king in Egypt of the Ptolemaic period, and was involved in the actual rule. Many researchers consider the Meroitic royal house a matrilineal inheritance for common (and therefore would not be the eldest son of a king's primary heir to the throne, but the eldest son of the eldest sister of the King).
In the Meroitic kingdom, there were also numerous reigning queens, which are often also referred to (according to the New Testament and Latin tradition ) in European historiography erroneously as Candace. Reigning queens but never wore Meroe in the title kdke, but always the title of Qore "king" just like their male counterparts ( the Meroitic language knew no grammatical gender).
According to Strabo ( Geographica 17, 54) Candace was a queen of the " Ethiopians " in the time of Augustus. Strabo describes them as " manly woman and maimed in one eye ." Their capital was Napata.
In Chapter 8 of the Acts of the Apostles ( 8, 27 ) is an " Ethiopian " is mentioned, who had come to Jerusalem to worship God. He is described as " a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who managed all their treasure." The Candace of the Acts was probably Amanitore wearing this item at the time of the king Natakamani.
Candace, who is equated in research with Amanirenas, led a revolt against the Romans, were conquered in the Syene, Elephantine and Philai. The Ethiopians made prisoners and tore down the statues of Caesar, they spent after Napata. The Roman general Publius Petronius threw down the rebellion, took the Ethiopian cities Pselchis, Premnis and Napata and then retired with his prisoners back to Alexandria. However, he had neither Candace nor can take their son. Candace then attacked the left by Petronius occupation forces. Petronius came to the aid of these and Candace submitted to supposedly Caesar, but without paying any duties, which suggests that the Roman advance was largely unsuccessful.
In English, the female first name derived from Candace Candace is widespread.