44: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor

44: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor

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234: Destroying Amarna / Splitting Heirs

Sometime in Ramesses II's reign, royal artisans dismantled the city of Akhet-Aten (Amarna). Carefully, methodically, they removed the talatat blocks and carted them away to the nearby town Hemenu (Hermopolis) for reuse in a temple. This demolition of the Horizon of Aten remains a ...  Show more

233: Friendship in Dark Times (The Bronze Age Collapse Begins?)

Ramesses and Hattusili (Part 2). After the marriage to a Hittite princess in Year 34, Ramesses II had much to offer his northern family. A visit from the King of Hatti's son, seeking food supplies, may relate to repeated hunger crises in Syria and Hatti. Pharaoh's support brought ...  Show more

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