Episode 33: Revivals and Regencies
Amenemhat I (Part II): Father and Son.Amenemhat is a man of innovation and change. Having secured his rule over the Two Lands, he establishes a new capital city: Itj-tawy Amenemhat, a.k.a. "Amenemhat…
Episode 32: The Repeating of Births
Amenemhat I (Part One): the Prophecy of NefertyThe new ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt, Amenemhat I, has seized power after his predecessor's death. Now, Amenemhat must make himself legitimate. To…
Episode 31: Seven Empty Years
The Forgotten Years of Montuhotep IV.The Turin Canon (King-List) records the seven years of Montuhotep IV as "a period in which no king reigned." And no images or official documents…
Episode 30: Smooth Sailing on Red Sea
Montuhotep III: Peace, Wealth and Trade.The reign of Sankh-ka-Re Montuhotep III is a peaceful one. In his eighth year on the throne, the king decides to dispatch a great expedition to the…
Episode 29: The War God
Montuhotep II (Part III): The Nubian War.With his rule secured, and Egypt united under his authority, Montuhotep II is once again ready for war. Egyptian troops advance into Nubia, Canaan, and the eastern…
Episode 28: The King in the North
Montuhotep II (Part II): The Theban Court.A new era has dawned. Montuhotep II, ruler of a newly united Egypt, must bring the noble families into line, and centralize power in…
Episode 27: A Walk in the Desert
Montuhotep II (Part I): Monuments at Thebes.The First Intermediate Period is coming to an end, with the House of Intef victorious in their war to reunify the kingdom. The North has been…
Episode 26: The Fire Rises
First Intermediate Period (Part III): Khety versus Intef.After years of intermittent conflict and sparring, the time has come for a final showdown between the competing royal families of the North…
Episode 25: A Fire in the South
The First Intermediate (Part II): A Kingdom Divided The House of Khety still rules the North, but now its authority is challenged by a family of newcomers. In the city…
Posted in2350 – 2150 BCE: The Sixth Dynasty
Episode 24: Lamentations
First Intermediate Period (Part I): Collapse?We jump head slightly in time. By 2100 BCE Pepy II is gone, and with him the last securely-documented reign of the Old Kingdom. A…
