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The History of Egypt Podcast

Episode 26: The Fire Rises

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2014

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Khety vs Intef. Around 2070 BCE, Egypt was gripped by conflict. It was time for a showdown between the two families, Khety and Intef, that claimed dominion over the land. The conflict was heating up and battle soon began... Date c.2070 BCE, www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the Show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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com pricing shown. Hello and welcome back to the Egyptian history podcast and our third episode of the first intermediate period.

0:43.0

The warfare which engulfed the first intermediate period

0:47.0

and brought about the establishment of the Middle Kingdom

0:50.0

is a lengthy discussion and cannot be successfully broken into yet another episode.

0:56.0

With that in mind, I have staggered the narrative into smaller parts,

1:00.0

each of which is indicated by a short musical break.

1:04.0

If you're like me, chances are you'll consume this episode over more than one setting.

1:10.0

To make it easier, each music break is followed by a quick recap of where things are sitting.

1:16.0

Hopefully, this will make it easier to follow the long narrative of warfare without losing track of players and locations.

1:24.8

So without further ado, Part 3 of the first intermediate period. In the year 2070 bc. E. Egypt has been decentralized, broken up into smaller kingdoms and principalities.

1:46.0

The royal household of the old kingdom has long passed into memory.

1:50.0

The only testament to their power, the enormous pyramids lining in the Nile Valley.

1:55.0

Now, the country is divided roughly between north and south,

2:00.0

with two rival households squaring off in their attempts to restore the divine kingship.

2:06.1

To the north, the House of Kettie rules from a city known to modern historians as Heraclioplias.

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