56b: Restoring Splendour
A Kingdom Resurgent. Around 1540 BCE, the warriors of Thebes (Waset) were chasing their enemies. King Ahmose I and his soldiers pursued the Hyksos, straining to reach that ultimate victory, and re-uni...
7 Joulu 201540min
56: Return of the King (Dynasty 18 Begins)
Warfare Along the Nile. Around 1550 BCE, the young King Ahmose I was pursuing battle against the enemy Hyksos. The King and his mother, Ahhotep, pummeled their foes mercilessly. But they also took tim...
23 Marras 201535min
Introducing: The New Kingdom
Historical Phase number 3... We are now entering the New Kingdom. What does this mean? Well, that's kind of a big question. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www....
13 Marras 20154min
55: Blood and Thunder (Kamose vs Hyksos)
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 fel...
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
54: Three Kingdoms
Second Intermediate Period (Part 3). Around 1560 BCE the Hyksos were supreme over Egypt. Along with their allies (the Nubians of Kerma), the Hyksos dominated half of the country. Down in the southern ...
19 Loka 201529min
53: Rulers of Foreign Lands
Second Intermediate Period (Part 2): Invaders! Around 1650 BCE, the 13th Dynasty crumbled away. Foreigners moving into Egypt over previous centuries now consolidated their power. Or was it an invasion...
28 Syys 201527min
52: Two Dynasties at Once
The Second Intermediate Period (Part 1). Around 1700 BCE, different regions of Egypt began to separate. Following a slow decay, a catastrophic famine and plague, and erosion of royal authority, people...
14 Syys 201520min
