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The History of Egypt Podcast
Episodes — page 17
38: Burial Rites & Treasures of the Middle KingdomAmenemhat II (Part 1): International Fame. Around 1927 BCE, King Nub-kau-Re Amenemhat II came to power. His reign was peaceful and prosperous, and many treasures emerge from this p…
37: Imperial Projects of Middle Kingdom EgyptSenuseret I (Part 4): Money Money Honey. Gold drives empires today, and the ancient Egyptians were no different. Senuseret I sends warriors into Nubia, the Sinai Peninsula and the…
36: The White ChapelSenuseret I (Part 3): Creating Karnak Temple. The temple of Karnak is a wonder of the world; but its origins are mostly lost, beneath generations of re-modelling and re-building. N…
35: The Teachings of AmenemhatSenuseret I (Part 2): Teachings from the Father. Around 1962 BCE, King Sen-Useret I came to power. His father was dead, assassinated by his own royal guards. Now, the new ruler had…
34: The Assassination of Amenemhat I and the Tale of SinuheSenuseret I (Part 1): Sinuhe's Fear and Flight. Around 1962 BCE, conspirators broke into the royal bedchamber and attacked King Amenemhat in his bed. The result was panic. The king…
33: Revivals and RegenciesAmenemhat I (Part 2): Father and Son. Around 1985 BCE, King Amenemhat I ruled with skill and sense. His reign was a time of new developments, epitomised in the foundation of a new…
32: The Repeating of Births (Middle Kingdom Renaissance)Amenemhat I (Part 1): A Self-Made King. Around 1990 BCE, a new King took power. His name was Amun-em-Hat ("Amun in the Forefront"). First things first, he had to justify his unusua…
31: Seven Empty Years (The Weird Gap in Egyptian Royal Annals)Montuhotep IV: A Forgotten King. At the end of Dynasty 11, there is a "gap" in the royal king list. The Turin Canon records the seven years of Montuhotep IV as a time when "no king…
30: Smooth Sailing on the Red SeaMontuhotep III: A short but successful reign. This new king only ruled a few years but he achieved some noteworthy things, including a return to Punt... Website: www.egyptianhistor…
29: The War GodMontuhotep II (Part 3): Victorious Lords. King Montuhotep was secure in his power. He could now lead military campaigns in Wawat and Kush, the region historians call Nubia or Sudan…
28: The King in the NorthMontuhotep II (Part 2): A King and His Court. Montu-Hotep II had established himself as King of Upper and Lower Egypt. But would he be able to keep his power, in the wake of challe…
27: Montuhotep II, A Walk in the DesertMontuhotep II (Part 1): Mighty in Thebes. To celebrate his victory, the new ruler commissioned beautiful monuments, in the city of his ancestors... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodc…
26e: Grave of the Unknown Soldiers - The First Intermediate Period (Epilogue)A tomb revisited. In 1923 CE, excavations at Luxor revealed the graves of ancient Egyptian soldiers. They bore scars of battle on their bones and flesh; and their story may belong…
26d: The Age of Montu - The First Intermediate Period (Part 7)Newly researched and updated in 2024. These violent delights have violent ends. Between 1992 BCE and 1941 BCE, King Montu-Hotep (“Montu is Content”) ruled the southern kingdom. And…
26c: A Legacy in Flames - The First Intermediate Period (Part 6)Newly researched and updated in 2024. Ta-Wer howled. Around 2000 BCE, the southern kingdom was rising quickly. But the north was not out of the fight. Not by a long shot… Episode c…
26b: Intef the Great, Part 2 - The First Intermediate Period (Part 5b)Newly researched and updated in 2024. Intef the Great, Part 2. The war for Ta-Wer. The Thebans had seized the sacred city of Abdju (Abydos) in the district of Ta-Wer. The northern…
26a: Intef the Great, Part 1 - The First Intermediate Period (Part 5a)Newly researched and updated in 2024. Intef the Great (c.2050—2000 BCE), Part 1. The reign of Intef II, ruler of Waset (Thebes) shows a sudden surge in expansion and conflict. Seek…
25d: Self-Made King- The First Intermediate Period (Part 4)Newly researched and updated in 2024. The first phase is over, and the war is heating up. Around 2055 BCE, a lord of Waset/Thebes/Luxor named Intef I promoted himself far above the…
25c: Apophis Strikes - The First Intermediate Period (Part 3)Researched and written in 2024. Famine and resilience. Around 2060 BCE, the Overlord Ankhtyfy was riding high. Then, a crisis hit southern Egypt. Drought, food shortages, and starv…
25b: Operations of the Overlord - The First Intermediate Period (Part 2)Researched and written in 2024. The rise of Ankhtyfy. In southern Egypt, a "Great Overlord" named Ankh-tyfy began to expand his power. From his home base at Nekhen (Hierakonpolis),…
