1400 – 1362 BCE: Amunhotep III (18th Dynasty, Part 6)

Amunhotep III (Part 4): The Nubian War.In late 1397 BCE, Amunhotep III received word of a rebellion in Nubia. A local chieftain, Ikheny, had gathered warriors and risen up in…

Amunhotep III (Part 3): Introducing Queen Tiye.In 1399 BCE, Amunhotep III married his first and most important wife. The great queen Tiye (Tiy) would rule alongside her husband for the…

Amunhotep III (Part 2).In his first year of power (1400 - 1399 BCE), Amunhotep III began a whole string of  projects. Guided by his mother Mutemwia, the new king commissioned new…

Amunhotep III (Part 1).Neb-ma'at-Re Amunhotep came to power in 1400 BCE. At the age of just 12, he had already spent years being groomed for power. Even his birth was…