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Mini Episode: Birthday Festivities
The Egyptian Religious Year (12/12): Birthdays of the Gods.
The end of the year in ancient Egypt was a surprisingly unlucky time. With summer heat at …
8 years, 8 months ago
87: Comforts of Power
Thutmose IV (Part 2): The Entire Reign at Once. For ten years, maybe more, Thutmose IV ruled Egypt. It was a successful reign and the treasures that …
8 years, 9 months ago
86: Thutmose IV, Doing God's Work
Thutmose IV (Part 1): Old Enemies Become New Friends. 1418 - 1416 BCE. The new pharaoh spends his first two years involved in political reprisals and…
8 years, 9 months ago
85: The Dream Stela of Thutmose IV
A Clash of Princes. In 1418 BCE, Egypt momentarily lacks a pharaoh. Two sons of the crown go head to head, in a duel to be the next ruler. Who wins? …
8 years, 9 months ago
Mini Episode: Flower Festivities
The Religious Year (Parts 10-11): the Egyptian Day of the Dead.
In the 10th month of the year, Egyptians celebrated the "Beautiful Festival of the Val…
8 years, 9 months ago
Assassin's Creed Origins: Egyptological Impressions
Assassin's Creed Origins sees video-game players visiting ancient Egypt (c.50 BCE). From the desert oases to the city of Alexandria, the Faiyum to th…
8 years, 10 months ago
84b: The Royal Mummy Cache in Amunhotep's Tomb
Around 1440 BCE, Egyptians were carving the burial monument of Amunhotep II in the Valley of the Kings. In 1898 CE, a group of excavators were uncove…
8 years, 10 months ago
84: Amunhotep II, The Bald Falcon
Amunhotep II (Part 6): Finding an Heir. Around 1420 BCE, Amunhotep II comes to the end of his days. We explore his family life, what we know about th…
8 years, 10 months ago
83: Amunhotep II & The Brat Pack
Amunhotep II (Part 5): How to Make Friends and Rule the Nile Valley. The pharaoh Amunhotep II has a reputation for cronyism: he put his childhood fri…
8 years, 11 months ago
Mini Episode: Onion Festivities
The Religious Year (Parts 8-9): Onions for Bastet.
Months 8 and 9 were big on drinking and eating, with some strange rituals to go along with them. We…
8 years, 11 months ago