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EPISODE · Sep 9, 2013 · 27 MIN

18: The Guards Themselves (The Assassination of an Egyptian King)

from The History of Egypt Podcast · host Dominic Perry

Assassins! Around 2355 BCE, King Teti died. Legend tells us that the king was murdered by members of his own family. If this is true, it is the first time in Egyptian history that we hear about royal assassination. Of course, there are many questions about what happened... Date c.2350 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Nicolas Grimal, A History of Egypt, 1994. Naguib Kanawati, Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace, 2011. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Assassins! Around 2355 BCE, King Teti died. Legend tells us that the king was murdered by members of his own family. If this is true, it is the first time in Egyptian history that we hear about royal assassination. Of course, there are many questions about what happened... Date c.2350 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Nicolas Grimal, A History of Egypt, 1994. Naguib Kanawati, Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace, 2011. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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