Episode 29: The War God
Montuhotep II (Part III): The Nubian War.With his rule secured, and Egypt united under his authority, Montuhotep II is once again ready for war. Egyptian troops advance into Nubia, Canaan, and the eastern…
Episode 28: The King in the North
Montuhotep II (Part II): The Theban Court.A new era has dawned. Montuhotep II, ruler of a newly united Egypt, must bring the noble families into line, and centralize power in…
Episode 27: A Walk in the Desert
Montuhotep II (Part I): Monuments at Thebes.The First Intermediate Period is coming to an end, with the House of Intef victorious in their war to reunify the kingdom. The North has been…
Episode 26: The Fire Rises
First Intermediate Period (Part III): Khety versus Intef.After years of intermittent conflict and sparring, the time has come for a final showdown between the competing royal families of the North…
Episode 25: A Fire in the South
The First Intermediate (Part II): A Kingdom Divided The House of Khety still rules the North, but now its authority is challenged by a family of newcomers. In the city…
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Episode 24: Lamentations
First Intermediate Period (Part I): Collapse? We jump head slightly in time. By 2100 BCE Pepy II is gone, and with him the last securely-documented reign of the Old Kingdom.…
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Episode 23: Children of Pepy
Pepy II (Part III): The End of the Old Kingdom Pepy II reaches his twilight years, and Egypt is in trouble. Drought strikes the Near East, increasing desertification and reducing…
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Episode 22: Pepy Lives
Pepy II (Part II): Authority Abroad. Twenty-five ears into his reign, Pepy II is established in power. But can this monarch rule effectively on his own, without the guidance he…
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Episode 21: The Excited Child
Pepy II (Part I): the Child King At just six-years old, the new King of Upper and Lower Egypt Pepy II cannot possibly exercise power on his own. Enter his mother, Ankh-enes-Pepy,…
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Episode 20: Expeditions and Explorers
Weni the Elder (Part II): Service in the South Following his admirable service to Pepy I thus far, Weni the Elder is then dispatched south to Upper Egypt, to serve as…
