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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Episode 71: Thirty-Two and Thirty
Thutmose III (Part 5): The Sed-Festivals 1465 BCE. In regnal year 30, Thutmose celebrated his first jubilee. The King needed to renew his powers and re-enact his coronation. For this…
Episode 70: The Napoleon of Egypt
Thutmose III (Part 1): The Battle of Megiddo. 1462 BCE. In regnal year 33, Thutmose demonstrated why we call him "the Napoleon of Egypt." He led a daring and audacious…
Episode 69: North by Northwest
Thutmose III (Part 3): Foreigners and Trade. 1465 BCE. We explore the world beyond the Egyptian Empire. Visiting the peoples of Crete (Keftiu), Cyprus (Alashiya) and Byblos (Kupna) we see…
Episode 68b: Deception at Joppa
Interlude: The General Djehuty and His Tricks. 1475 - 1450 BCE. Sometime in the reign of Thutmose III, a siege took place at Joppa (Tel Aviv, Israel). The Egyptians, never…
Episode 68: Campaigns of Victory
Thutmose III (Part 2): the New Empire 1473 to 1470 BCE. Victorious on the field, Thutmose began organizing his domains in Canaan. The area was transformed, as a network of…
Episode 67b: The Battle of Megiddo
A Dramatic Reading. 1473 BCE. With the help of some fellow podcasters, the story of Thutmose's Megiddo Campaign comes to life. The result is a dramatic performance of Thutmose's epic account,…
Episode 67: Armageddon
Thutmose III (Part 1): The Battle of Megiddo. (1473 BCE) Not long after taking sole power, Thutmose III experienced a dangerous challenge to his rule. Enemies in Canaan had gathered:…
Episode 66: An Awkward Transition
Hatshepsut (Part VII): The End of Days 1473 BCE. After a long life, and an accomplished reign, Maat-ka-Re Hatshepsut died in regnal year 22. We thank some of those who made…
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Episode 65c: Little King Thutmose
Interlude: The Youth of Thutmose III 1495 - 1475 BCE. Thutmose III spent his youth in training: training for rituals and prayers, for governance and learning, and for military arts and…
