The 18th Dynasty Falls, the 19th Dynasty Rises

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Reflective and Prospective. In this episode, we take a moment to reflect on the outgoing 18th Dynasty (and its last scion, Horemheb). Then, we consider some of the major themes that will appear in Dynasty 19, and the continuities between the two eras. Finally, we reflect on the 10th Anniversary of The History of Egypt Podcast! Date: c.1305 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music by Luke Chaos. Select Bibliography: D. D. Baker, Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300 – 1069 BC (Cairo, 2008). K. M. Bryson, ‘Some Year Dates of Horemheb in Context’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 51 (2015), 285–302. K. M. Bryson, ‘The Reign of Horemheb: History, Historiography, and the Dawn of the Ramesside Era’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2018). E. Cruz-Uribe, ‘The Father of Ramses I: OI 11456’, Journal of Near Eastern Studies 37 (1978), 237–44. A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, Cairo, 2017). A. Dodson and D. Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt (London, 2004). E. Hornung, Das Grab des Haremhab im Tal der Könige (Bern, 1971). C. Manassa Darnell, ‘Transition 18th—19th Dynasty’, UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2015). J. Van Dijk, ‘New Evidence on the Length of the Reign of Horemheb’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 44 (2008), 193–200. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.8	Before we begin, a quick introduction and reflection on the podcast's recent journey.
0:38.3	Horimheb was dead and with his passing, most Egyptologists mark the end of the 18th dynasty.
0:46.2	For the history of Egypt podcast, it is time to finish one chapter and begin a new.
0:52.1	It's been a long road covering dynasty 18.
0:56.2	I first embarked on that story way back in 2015.
1:00.4	It is now 2023.
1:02.8	I spent more time covering the 18th dynasty than some of its rulers actually reigned.
1:08.7	For example, King I was only Pharaoh for about four years, so I covered the 18th dynasty
1:15.0	for twice as long as he was actually a monarch.
1:18.7	In 2023, we are also celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the first episode.
1:25.2	It's been a crazy journey.
1:27.4	I've now been covering the history of Egypt for longer than King Tutankhamun was a Pharaoh.
1:33.4	Along the way, I've learned a lot.
1:35.4	You may have noticed my storytelling has changed and evolved over the years.
1:39.7	My opinions have differed back and forth on certain issues.
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