107. Amunhotep III, Death & Legacy
Amunhotep III (Part 14): The End. In his last regnal years, Neb-ma'at-Re Amunhotep III experienced victories and defeats. While his health declined, the pharaoh got into a serious argument with the Ki...
15 Mars 20191h 5min
106: Amunhotep's Mail-Order Bride
Amunhotep III (Part 13): Foreign Wives and Magnificent Tiye. By 1366 BCE, Amunhotep was on top of the world: foreign kings begged his friendship and they were willing to pay (beautifully) to get it. M...
6 Feb 201940min
105: Amunhotep III, the Sun King
Amunhotep III (Part 12): Pharaoh as a God. By 1366 BCE, Amunhotep III was ready to celebrate a second sed-festival. However, the King's pretensions had begun to reach celestial heights - in regnal yea...
23 Jan 201929min
104: Daily Life in New Kingdom Egypt - A Wealthy Town-House
Around 1370 BCE, wealthy Egyptians enjoyed a comfortable and well-furnished lifestyle. From their tombs, houses and scattered texts, we can get a sense of daily life for ancient aristocrats... Web...
9 Jan 201931min
The Intact Tomb of Kha and Merit
Kha and Merit, an Intact Tomb. In 1906, a remarkable discovery came to light: the tomb of a middle-class couple, who lived in the town of Deir el-Medina. Here, amid the craftsmen and specialists who m...
26 Dec 201837min
103: Amunhotep's House of Rejoicing (Malqata Palace)
Amunhotep III (Part 11): The Royal Palace and a King's Life. By 1370 BCE, King Amunhotep III was living in a sumptuous palace at Thebes. Built for the first sed-festival (ep.100), the "House of Rejoic...
19 Dec 201835min
Ancient Egypt & the Minoans (Colourful Keftiu)
The Minoans Fade Away. In 1370 BCE, an Egyptian embassy visited the Aegean. As part of their journey, they came to Crete, visiting the Keftiu (Minoans) who had ruled the island for 1000 years. Until n...
5 Dec 201838min
102: An Egyptian Odyssey (Amunhotep's Embassy to Mycenae)
A Passage to Greece. It's time to set sail! We journey far from Egypt to visit lands only whispered about until now. We are visiting Greece and the lands of Mycenae, who in 1370 BCE were beginning to ...
21 Nov 201854min
