32: The Repeating of Births (Middle Kingdom Renaissance)
Amenemhat I (Part 1): A Self-Made King. Around 1990 BCE, a new King took power. His name was Amun-em-Hat ("Amun in the Forefront"). First things first, he had to justify his unusual accession... W...
28 Jul 201424min
31: Seven Empty Years (The Weird Gap in Egyptian Royal Annals)
Montuhotep IV: A Forgotten King. At the end of Dynasty 11, there is a "gap" in the royal king list. The Turin Canon records the seven years of Montuhotep IV as a time when "no king reigned." On top of...
30 Jun 201421min
30: Smooth Sailing on the Red Sea
Montuhotep III: A short but successful reign. This new king only ruled a few years but he achieved some noteworthy things, including a return to Punt... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. ...
16 Jun 201422min
29: The War God
Montuhotep II (Part 3): Victorious Lords. King Montuhotep was secure in his power. He could now lead military campaigns in Wawat and Kush, the region historians call Nubia or Sudan. He also went east ...
19 Mai 201417min
28: The King in the North
Montuhotep II (Part 2): A King and His Court. Montu-Hotep II had established himself as King of Upper and Lower Egypt. But would he be able to keep his power, in the wake of challenges? Website: w...
5 Mai 201420min
27: Montuhotep II, A Walk in the Desert
Montuhotep II (Part 1): Mighty in Thebes. To celebrate his victory, the new ruler commissioned beautiful monuments, in the city of his ancestors... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Supp...
21 Apr 201420min
26e: Grave of the Unknown Soldiers - The First Intermediate Period (Epilogue)
A tomb revisited. In 1923 CE, excavations at Luxor revealed the graves of ancient Egyptian soldiers. They bore scars of battle on their bones and flesh; and their story may belong to one of several ma...
17 Apr 20141h 2min
26d: The Age of Montu - The First Intermediate Period (Part 7)
Newly researched and updated in 2024. These violent delights have violent ends. Between 1992 BCE and 1941 BCE, King Montu-Hotep (“Montu is Content”) ruled the southern kingdom. And he led efforts to e...
16 Apr 20142h 11min
