57: Amunhotep I, All Things Good and Pure

Amunhotep I and the Splendour of Thebes. The podcast returns from hiatus, following the death of a close family member. Around 1530 BCE, King Ahmose I died and Amunhotep I came to power. At this time, the city of Waset (Thebes) was beginning to gain wealth and prominence, thanks to the exploits of its military. Prosperity grew and non-royal tombs show a growing sense of vitality... Date c.1530 BCE Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Follow us on social media www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast and www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast Select Bibliography: Sjef Willockx, “Three Tombs, attributed to Amenhotep I“ Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010. Nicolas Grimal. A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994. Anthony J. Spalinger. War in Ancient Egypt, 2005. Ian J. Shaw (ed.) – The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2000 (Google Books) Leonard H. Lesko (ed.) – Pharaoh’s Workers: The Villagers of Deir el-Medina, 1994. Emily Teeter, Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt, 2011. William Peck, The Material World of Ancient Egypt, 2013. Reshafim.org – The Autobiography of Ahmose Ibana. Reshafim.org – The Autobiography of Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet. semataui.de – Amunhotep I (website) ucl.ac.uk – Amunhotep I (website) euler.slu.edu – Amunhotep I (website) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices