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…
Episode 77: Lean and Swift
Amunhotep II (Part 1): The Early Years 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign powers began…
Episode 76: 54 Years of Splendour
Thutmose III (Part 10): The End of Days.1450 to 1441 BCE. Thutmose enjoyed the last nine years of his rule with a spate of activity. He commanded a final expedition; oversaw…
Episode 75: Thutmose Triumphant
Thutmose III (Part 9): Supremacy and Insecurity.1455 to 1450 BCE. In his last decade, Thutmose III demonstrated a cruel streak, born of insecurity and anxiety over power.The King's insecurities centered on…
Episode 74: War Stories
Thutmose III (Part 8): The Final Campaigns. 1455 to 1450 BCE. After 20+ years of near-annual campaigning, Thutmose III finally came to the end of his life at war. We…
Episode 73: The Three Princesses
Thutmose III (Part 7): Diplomacy & the Egyptian Empire. 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign…
Episode 72: The Home Front (Letters to Ahmose)
Thutmose III (Part 6): Personal Correspondence in Thebes. 148 - 1460 BCE. Letters are a rare and exciting find in Egyptian archaeology. Imagine our good fortune to possess an entire corpus…
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Episode 71: Thirty-Two and Thirty
Thutmose III (Part 5): The Sed-Festivals 1465 BCE. In regnal year 30, Thutmose celebrated his first jubilee. The King needed to renew his powers and re-enact his coronation. For this…
Episode 70: The Napoleon of Egypt
Thutmose III (Part 1): The Battle of Megiddo. 1462 BCE. In regnal year 33, Thutmose demonstrated why we call him "the Napoleon of Egypt." He led a daring and audacious…
Episode 69: North by Northwest
Thutmose III (Part 3): Foreigners and Trade. 1465 BCE. We explore the world beyond the Egyptian Empire. Visiting the peoples of Crete (Keftiu), Cyprus (Alashiya) and Byblos (Kupna) we see…
