Episode 77: Lean and Swift
Amunhotep II (Part 1): The Early Years 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign powers began…
Episode 76: 54 Years of Splendour
Thutmose III (Part 10): The End of Days.1450 to 1441 BCE. Thutmose enjoyed the last nine years of his rule with a spate of activity. He commanded a final expedition; oversaw…
Mini Episode: Khoiak Festivities
The Religious Year (4/12). 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign powers began to seek relations…
Episode 75: Thutmose Triumphant
Thutmose III (Part 9): Supremacy and Insecurity.1455 to 1450 BCE. In his last decade, Thutmose III demonstrated a cruel streak, born of insecurity and anxiety over power.The King's insecurities centered on…
Episode 74: War Stories
Thutmose III (Part 8): The Final Campaigns. 1455 to 1450 BCE. After 20+ years of near-annual campaigning, Thutmose III finally came to the end of his life at war. We…
Mini Episode: Hathor Festivities
The religious year (3/12) The third month was called "Hathor" ("Athyr"). It was a time for renewing fertility and creative energies in the natural world. Festivals to the male god of…
Episode 73: The Three Princesses
Thutmose III (Part 7): Diplomacy & the Egyptian Empire. 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign…
Mini Episode: Opet Festivities
The Religious Year (2/12). In the month of Pa-Opet ("Phaophi") the Egyptians continued their long re-enactment of the myth of Osiris. They also celebrated a huge festival in honour of…
Episode 72: The Home Front (Letters to Ahmose)
Thutmose III (Part 6): Personal Correspondence in Thebes. 148 - 1460 BCE. Letters are a rare and exciting find in Egyptian archaeology. Imagine our good fortune to possess an entire corpus…
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News From the Field 2
February 2017. There have been some exciting discoveries in the recent archaeological season! We find out what they were. BibliographyAhram.org - 'Monumental' Building Complex Discovered at QantirLuxor Times Magazine -…
