60: Thutmosid Family Values
Introducing Hatshepsut. For a decade or more, King Thutmose I ruled a stable kingdom. Unfortunately, this king gets overshadowed by his daughter, whom he may have groomed for power... Dates c.151...
6 Kesä 201630min
59: Thutmose I, Lord of War
Terrible deeds... and great. In his first few years King Thutmose I led campaigns, managed his household, and commissioned his royal tomb. He launched a campaign into Nubia, pursuing conquest and boot...
23 Touko 201627min
58: Thutmose I Conquers Syria (The Great Turnaround)
Conquering Syria. Around 1519 BCE a new King came to power. Thutmose I (Aa-kheper-ka-Re) immediately began securing his rule. He married a cousin (or sister) of his predecessor, then launched two mili...
25 Huhti 201635min
57: Amunhotep I, All Things Good and Pure
Amunhotep I and the Splendour of Thebes. The podcast returns from hiatus, following the death of a close family member. Around 1530 BCE, King Ahmose I died and Amunhotep I came to power. At this time,...
4 Huhti 20161h 4min
Dancers for God
Interlude: Dance the Magic Dance! Egyptians had many festivals, and they celebrated these with great energy. Whether it was dancing for a wealthy hostess, or leaping over charging bulls, or just getti...
1 Tammi 201613min
56: Return of the King - Ahmose I & the Re-Unification of Egypt
Warfare Along the Nile. Around 1550 BCE, King Ahmose I reunified Egypt and expelled the Hyksos lords. Historically, the Second Intermediate Period ends and the New Kingdom begins. Chapter 1: On land ...
23 Marras 20151h 25min
55: Kamose vs the Hyksos, Blood & Thunder - Second Intermediate Period (Part 4)
In 1560 BCE, Seqenenre Tao / Ta'a was dead. Killed in battle, the king's body lay on the field, beaten and bloody. Now, the task of ruling the southern kingdom fell to his wife Ahhotep and his son Kam...
9 Marras 201525min
Battlefield Mummy: The Brutal Death of Seqenenre Ta'a
Around 1560 BCE the King of Southern Egypt, Seqen-en-re Ta’a died. His end was violent and bloody. The king was a victim of (anonymous) foes, who tied him up and executed him. The full circumstances o...
2 Marras 201524min
