
Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of ancient Egypt, “in their own words.” Using texts, art, and archaeology, we uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people. Website www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com Email egyptpodcast@gmail.com. Hosted on the Airwave Media Network.
In 1798, an army of soldiers and scientists invaded Egypt. At their head, the young general Napoleon Bonaparte. The French Expedition had an enormous impact on Egypt’s political history, and Egyptology as a field of scholarly inquiry. Remarkable discoveries, and dedicated study, led to an explosion in knowledge about the ancient past. Today, William Clark of Grey History: The French Revolution & Napoleon joins me to discuss these momentous undertakings. And, of course, we talk about the new film “Napoleon,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby.
Links and details:
- William Clark’s Grey History: The French Revolution & Napoleon podcast.
- Logo image – Maurice Orange, Napoleon at the Pyramids 1895.
- The Description of Egypt complete digital copy at Bibliotecha Alexandrina.
- The Description of Egypt complete digital copy at Library of Congress.
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The Successor and the Brute. Legitimacy is no guarantee of peace. King SETY II, son of Merneptah, is a powerful leader in Total War: Pharaoh. Historically, this King enjoyed a smooth inheritance and accession. But all the legitimacy in the world could not protect his rule…
Preview and purchase Total War: Pharaoh at https://pharaoh.totalwar.com/.
Music in all episodes by Richard Beddow © Creative Assembly 2023.
See the History of Egypt Podcast on all podcasting apps and at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
Select references:
- D. D. Baker, Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300—1069 BC (2008).
- A. Dodson, Poisoned Legacy: The Decline and Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty (2016).
- A. Dodson and D. Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt (2004).
- R. W. Hopper, ‘The Monuments of Amenmesse and Seti II: A Historical Inquiry’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, The University of Memphis (2010).
- K. L. Johnson and P. J. Brand, ‘Prince Seti-Merneptah, Chancellor Bay and the Bark Shrine of Seti II at Karnak’, Journal of Egyptian History 6 (2013), 19—45.
- K. A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations Volume IV: Merenptah & The Late Nineteenth Dynasty (2003).
- R. J. Leprohon, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (2013).
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