26c: A Legacy in Flames - The First Intermediate Period (Part 6)
Newly researched and updated in 2024. Ta-Wer howled. Around 2000 BCE, the southern kingdom was rising quickly. But the north was not out of the fight. Not by a long shot… Episode chapters: Prolog...
15 Huhti 20141h 15min
26b: Intef the Great, Part 2 - The First Intermediate Period (Part 5b)
Newly researched and updated in 2024. Intef the Great, Part 2. The war for Ta-Wer. The Thebans had seized the sacred city of Abdju (Abydos) in the district of Ta-Wer. The northern rulers, from the Hou...
14 Huhti 201454min
26a: Intef the Great, Part 1 - The First Intermediate Period (Part 5a)
Newly researched and updated in 2024. Intef the Great (c.2050—2000 BCE), Part 1. The reign of Intef II, ruler of Waset (Thebes) shows a sudden surge in expansion and conflict. Seeking absolute power o...
13 Huhti 201429min
25d: Self-Made King- The First Intermediate Period (Part 4)
Newly researched and updated in 2024. The first phase is over, and the war is heating up. Around 2055 BCE, a lord of Waset/Thebes/Luxor named Intef I promoted himself far above the established norms....
12 Huhti 20141h 7min
25c: Apophis Strikes - The First Intermediate Period (Part 3)
Researched and written in 2024. Famine and resilience. Around 2060 BCE, the Overlord Ankhtyfy was riding high. Then, a crisis hit southern Egypt. Drought, food shortages, and starvation swept through ...
11 Huhti 201455min
25b: Operations of the Overlord - The First Intermediate Period (Part 2)
Researched and written in 2024. The rise of Ankhtyfy. In southern Egypt, a "Great Overlord" named Ankh-tyfy began to expand his power. From his home base at Nekhen (Hierakonpolis), he annexed neighbou...
9 Huhti 201439min
25a: Nile Divided - The First Intermediate Period (Part 1)
By 2100 BCE, Egypt’s royal house was in trouble. A line of kings, known as the pr-Hty (“House of Khety”) claimed authority over the whole Nile Valley. But archaeological and historical data paint a di...
8 Huhti 201431min
War in Old Kingdom Egypt
Before the fall (c.2600 - 2200 BCE). Early Egyptians were fierce and active warriors. Our evidence for the Old Kingdom “army,” however, is scattered and fragmentary. Sifting through the pieces, we can...
11 Maalis 20141h 12min
