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Horemheb vs Akhenaten. To build his magnificent pylons at Karnak, Horemheb dismantled other monuments. Within the masonry of these pylons, archaeologists found nearly fifty thousand blocks from temples of Akhenaten…

  • Date: c.1300 BCE.
  • Intro music: Keith Zizza.
  • Interlude music: Luke Chaos.
  • Outro music: Bettina Joy de Guzman.

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  1. Matthew

    I just wanted to offer a round of applause for that LOTR intro 👏🏼 Just lovely. Thank you.

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