Interview: Alcohol and Economics with Prof. Leslie Warden
with Dr. Leslie Anne Warden. Beer, Bread and Pharaoh's Power. My guest today is Dr. Leslie Anne Warden, associate professor of art history and archaeology at Roanoke College in Virginia,…
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Interview: Ancient Lives with Prof. Elizabeth Frood
Interview.My guest today is Professor Elizabeth Frood, Associate Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Griffith Institute at the University of Oxford, UK. In a lively discussion, Prof. Frood shares…
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Discounts on Ra Egyptian Skincare
Ra Egyptian is a skincare company on a mission, to make the awe-inspiring civilization and history of ancient Egypt tangible through clean, sustainable beauty products. They draw ingredients and scents…
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Summary: Akhenaten (Phase 2)
Summary Episode.We've covered a lot since Akhenaten abandoned the traditional capitals and moved to his new home of Akhet-Aten. Now, the second phase of pharaoh's rule lasted between regnal years…
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121. Ruler of the Horizons
Akhenaten (Part 11): Foreigners Submit.By 1351 BCE, Akhenaten had achieved many of his early goals. His city, Akhet-Aten, was established, his religious ideas were reaching maturity, and the King could…
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120. Reverend Mother
Akhenaten (Part 10): Queen Tiye's RetirementBy 1351 BCE, regnal year 12, Akhenaten's mother Tiye had been a royal lady for fifty years. Now in semi-retirement, living away from the political spotlight,…
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Mini Episode: Kha and Merit
Mini Episode.In 1906 CE, a tomb came to light in the hills west of Luxor. On February 15, archaeologists Ernesto Schiaperelli and Arthur Weigall uncovered and opened the hidden burial…
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Mini Episode: The Doomed Prince
Defying Fate. Sometime in the late 18th Dynasty, maybe around 1350 BCE, a scribe of Egypt put brush to papyrus and composed (or recorded) a story. This tale has endured…
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Mini Episode: The Tale of Two Brothers
Blood vs Blood. The Tale of Two Brothers is a fairytale, composed sometime in the late 18th or early 19th Dynasties (c.1350-1250 BCE). It recounts the adventures of Bata and…
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119. Tut-ankh-Aten
Akhenaten (Part 9): A Royal Son.Every pharaoh of ancient Egypt desired an heir, to continue the lineage of Horus and perpetuate the rule of their family bloodline. Akhenaten, we presume, was…
