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191: Sety I, Libya Minus One
How the west was won. Around 1298 BCE, King Sety I (Men-ma’at-Ra) attacked the peoples of modern-day Libya and, in a supposedly swift victory, took m…
2 years, 10 months ago
190: Omm Sety, Guardian of Abydos
Dorothy Eady, Bulbul Abd el-Meguid, Omm Sety… A woman of three names, multiple lives, and a lifelong devotion to Egyptology. From the 1950s to 1981, …
2 years, 11 months ago
189: Sety I, Honouring the Ancestors
Sety at Abydos (Part 4). Finishing our tour of Sety’s Great Temple at Abydos, we explore a few more sanctuaries and facilities. Then, we discuss the …
2 years, 11 months ago
188: The Osireion of Sety I
Sety at Abydos (Part 3). The Osireion is an intriguing monument, one that attracts a huge amount of debate, discussion, and speculation. Its discover…
2 years, 11 months ago
187: The Abydos King List
Sety in Abydos (Part 2). Having toured the first part of Sety’s Temple at Abydos, we continue our exploration. Today, we discuss one of the monument’…
3 years ago
186: Egypt's Best Temple? Sety I in Abydos
Part 1. In the ancient city and necropolis of Abydos (Egyptian Abdju), pharaoh Sety I commissioned a magnificent temple. Today, this monument is one …
3 years ago
185: Sety and Ramesses, House of the Rising Son
Ramesses II: Prince of Egypt. When Sety I took power, his eldest son was probably 10—15 years old. The King's Son Ra-messes (“Born of Ra”) enjoyed a …
3 years ago
Sety I, Great Pharaoh, with Prof. Peter Brand
Karnak, Abydos, foreign wars, and prince Ramesses. In this interview, Prof. Peter Brand joins us once again to explore the life, reign, and legacy of…
3 years ago
The Ancient Egyptian Army in the Age of Sety I
Sety I (Part 6b): Standards and Practices. The early 19th Dynasty army was a well-organised machine, with distinct units (the zA ‘company’) and offic…
3 years, 1 month ago
184: Fighting for Pharaoh (The Egyptian Army in the Age of Sety I)
Sety I (Part 6): Mesha, Menfat, Pedjet, Pecherer. By 1300 BCE, Egyptians had developed a sophisticated, well-organised military system. Distinct bran…
3 years, 1 month ago