EPISODE · Dec 30, 2016 · 55 MIN
70: Thutmose III, the Napoleon of Egypt
from The History of Egypt Podcast · host Dominic Perry
Thutmose's Greatest Campaign. In 1462 BCE, approximately, King Men-kheperu-Re Thutmose III led his most daring campaign. He travelled far from Egypt to attack the heartland of Egypt's enemy, the Mitanni. What followed was one of the standout moves in ancient military history... Date c.1462 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Select Bibliography: Donald B. Redford, Wars in Syria and Palestine of Thutmose III, 2003. Donald B. Redford, Egypt, Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times, 1992. Richard Gabriel, Thutmose III: A Military Biography, 2009. Betsy M. Bryan (editor), Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut, 2014. Norman de Garis Davies, “Foreigners in the Tomb of Amenemhab,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1934 (JSTOR). Bettina Bader, “Egypt and the Mediterranean in the Bronze Age: the Archaeological Evidence,” Oxford Handbooks Online, 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Thutmose's Greatest Campaign. In 1462 BCE, approximately, King Men-kheperu-Re Thutmose III led his most daring campaign. He travelled far from Egypt to attack the heartland of Egypt's enemy, the Mitanni. What followed was one of the standout moves in ancient military history... Date c.1462 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Select Bibliography: Donald B. Redford, Wars in Syria and Palestine of Thutmose III, 2003. Donald B. Redford, Egypt, Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times, 1992. Richard Gabriel, Thutmose III: A Military Biography, 2009. Betsy M. Bryan (editor), Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut, 2014. Norman de Garis Davies, “Foreigners in the Tomb of Amenemhab,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1934 (JSTOR). Bettina Bader, “Egypt and the Mediterranean in the Bronze Age: the Archaeological Evidence,” Oxford Handbooks Online, 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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