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Interview: An Ancient Lyre, with Michael Levy
Reconstructing Music. Michael Levy is a renowned composer for ancient instruments and music. Using replicas of artefacts, and taking inspiration from…
5 years, 2 months ago
145b: Tutankhamun, Funding the Regime
Gold in them hills. Tut'ankhamun is famous for his gold. But where did it come from? And how did the pharaoh pay for his costly Restoration project? …
5 years, 2 months ago
145: Tutankhamun's Restoration (Part 2) Faces of the Gods
Living Images. King Tut’ankhamun is famous for the Restoration of traditional temples. But what did that involve? Records from the King’s reign give …
5 years, 2 months ago
144b: Tutankhamun's Tutor - Sennedjem, Menay
Caregiver and Tutor. Young Tut’ankhamun had multiple caregivers. We have already met Maia, the menat of the King. Now, we meet Sen-nedjem, the menay.…
5 years, 3 months ago
144: Tutankhamun's Real Mother - Maia, Menat
One who nourished the god. Tut’ankhamun never refers to his birth mother. And until 1996, historians had little idea of the person who raised this yo…
5 years, 3 months ago
143b: Tutankhamun, Fun and Fashion
When archaeologists opened the tomb King Tut'ankhamun, they found many of his childhood possessions inside. Today, we can get a sense of his life by …
5 years, 3 months ago
143: The Boy King Tutankhamun
From baby to boy. For all his fame and glamour, the life of Tut'ankhamun was more difficult than it seems. The young king dealt with physical challen…
5 years, 3 months ago
142b: Akhenaten vs Amurru (Part 3) Betrayal at Byblos
Interlude: The greatest treachery. By the end of Akhenaten's reign, events in Syria had developed their own momentum. Rulers like Aziru, prince of Am…
5 years, 4 months ago
Hittites: The Deeds of Suppiluliuma & the Wars with Egypt
Interlude: Warlords and Adventurers. In the second millennium BCE, a new power rose to the north of Egypt. The Kingdom of Hatti (aka the land of the …
5 years, 4 months ago
142: Wars in the North
Egypt on the offensive. King Tutankhamun's government had to deal with major threats in the north. Instability and regional warfare had spread throug…
5 years, 4 months ago