Thutmose III & Hatshepsut with Prof. Aidan Dodson
The New Kingdom Defined. Listen on The new royal tomb, and how two 18th Dynasty rulers defined the "New Kingdom" as we know it. Prof. Aidan Dodson is a dedicated…
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The Lost Tomb of Thutmose II FOUND
With Dr. Chris Naunton.The discovery came in late 2022. As the team were probing sites near other, previously discovered tombs, an excavator named Ashraf Omar located the entrance to the…
Mini Episode: The Brutal Death of Seqenenre Ta’a
Crime Scene Invetigation.Around 1600 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…
Episode 89: Lords of the Desert
(Interlude).In 1414 BCE, a man named Nebi led a convoy of soldiers and convicts out into desert wastes of the Sinai Peninsula. They went in search of copper; along the…
Episode 88: Lady of the Lake
(Interlude).Queen Mother Tiaa was a mighty lady indeed. Before coming to power as mother of Thutmose IV, Tiaa lived a comfortable life in the palace of the royal harem. This institution…
Episode 87: Comforts of Power
Thutmose IV (Part 2). From 1418 to 1400 BCE, Men-kheperu-Re Thutmose IV ruled Egypt with capable mind and mighty arms. His reign saw some fascinating events pop up, including new…
Episode 86: Doing God’s Work
Thutmose IV (Part 1).A new pharaoh arose in 1418 BCE. Almost immediately he took reprisals against enemies, rewarded the god that had helped him into power, and then set off…
Episode 85: A Clash of Princes
Interlude: A Royal Contest.In 1418 BCE, Amunhotep II died. But he did not leave a clear heir, and the throne could have gone to a number of young princes. Almost…
Episode 84b: Into the Tomb
Interlude: Remarkable Discoveries in a Royal Tomb.Around 1440 BCE, Egyptians were carving the burial monument of Amunhotep II in the Valley of the Kings. In 1898 CE, a group of…
Episode 84: The Bald Falcon
Amunhotep II (Part 6).Around 1420 BCE, Amunhotep II was entering his last days on the throne. The King was in his early forties, and beginning to feel his age. It…
