184: Fighting for Pharaoh

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Sety I (Part 6): Mesha, Menfat, Pedjet, Pecherer. By 1300 BCE, Egyptians had developed a sophisticated, well-organised military system. Distinct branches and types of troops (infantry, archers, auxiliaries, and more) marched and fought in identifiable units. Their weapons survive in the archaeological record, and ancient texts and art reveal their equipment, behaviour, and battlefield roles. Today, we introduce the soldiers who won Sety I’s wars… Details and sources: Date: c. 1300 BCE. Music intro and interludes: Bettina Joy de Guzman. Interludes: Luke Chaos. Music outro: Keith Zizza. Texts: Kenneth Kitchen's Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press. Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press. Support the show and get exclusive perks at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Matt from the Explorers Podcast.
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0:27.2	That's the Explorers Podcast.
0:30.0	Salam Alaikum, peace be upon you.
0:55.9	Welcome back to the history of Egypt podcast, episode 184, Fighting for Pharaoh.
1:02.8	Today we are dealing with the opposite of peace.
1:05.8	City the First has led many campaigns and participated in great wars, but while the Royal Art
1:11.3	shows the King triumphant single-handedly, the reality is more nuanced.
1:16.4	Today, I would like to introduce the Egyptian army, as it existed in the late 18th and early
1:22.5	19th Dynasties, who were the soldiers that fought on behalf of Seti, where did they come
1:28.0	from, what equipment did they use, and when they marched onto the field of battle, how
1:32.8	did they work together?
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1:49.8	Folks, you are too kind, my thanks for your support, may the army battalions and their
1:54.9	patron deities protect you and yours.
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