76: 54 Years of Splendour

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2017

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Thutmose III (Part 10): The End of a Mighty Reign. From 1450 to 1441, Thutmose lived out the last nine years of his reign. He commanded one last expedition; oversaw building projects, and brought his tomb to completion. Finally, he had to prepare for the succession, and his own inevitable death... Images and Bibliography at https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/2017/05/15/episode-76-54-years-of-splendour/ Correction: at 48:10, I refer to the date of Amunhotep II's co-regency as 1441. This should be 1444 BCE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	dot com. History. Hello and welcome back to the History of Egypt Podcast.
0:56.0	Episode 76, 54 years of Splendor.
1:01.0	In this episode, we explore the final years and the great accomplishments of King
1:06.2	Tutmos the third. It has been a mighty reign but now it is time to wrap things up.
1:12.4	This episode is time to wrap things up.
1:18.0	This episode is brought to you by Lisa Cunningham, Stephen Taylor and Anne Roberts.
1:41.4	Thank you for your support folks. To all listeners, please enjoy this very special episode. The year is now 1450 b.C. it is the 45th Reginal year of the king and at home in his palace Tutmose the third is enjoying and celebrating two great victories.
1:47.0	On the one hand, he is celebrating a military victory over the city of Kedesh.
1:52.0	Kedesh, in Syria, has been one of his most obstinate
1:55.3	foes for 23 years.
1:58.4	Today, the city is fallen into the hands of the Egyptian army.
2:02.3	It has been sacked, plundered and subjugated.
2:05.4	The conflict with Kedesh is finally at its end.
2:09.3	In the domestic sphere, the king is also enjoying an ideological and propaganda victory.
2:15.0	After three years of dedicated work, the king's agents are prepared to declare that
2:20.0	wherever it is found, the name of that insidious matriarch, Hut Shepsut, has been removed from public visibility.
2:27.0	Temples and monuments in different towns have been defaced and repurposed. The Queen is out of the public favour. She is gone.
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