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30: Smooth Sailing on the Red Sea
Montuhotep 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…
12 years, 2 months ago
29: The War God
Montuhotep II (Part 3): Victorious Lords. King Montuhotep was secure in his power. He could now lead military campaigns in Wawat and Kush, the region…
12 years, 3 months ago
28: The King in the North
Montuhotep 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 h…
12 years, 3 months ago
27: Montuhotep II, A Walk in the Desert
Montuhotep II (Part 1): Mighty in Thebes. To celebrate his victory, the new ruler commissioned beautiful monuments, in the city of his ancestors...
…12 years, 4 months ago
Introducing: The Middle Kingdom
Historical Phase number 2... A quick primer for the Middle Kingdom, the period which saw prosperity return to Egypt and cultural achievements reach s…
12 years, 4 months ago
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 fle…
12 years, 4 months ago
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”) …
12 years, 4 months ago
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…
12 years, 4 months ago
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 di…
12 years, 4 months ago
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 …
12 years, 4 months ago