Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty
A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt’s history—1550 BC to 1295 BC—that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how these great pharaohs ruthlessly ruled Egypt for two hundred and fifty years.

For more than two centuries, Egypt was ruled by the most powerful, successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic history. They included the female king Hatshepsut, the warrior kings Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, the religious radical Akhenaten and his queen, Nefertiti, and most famously of all—for the wealth found in his tomb—the short-lived boy king, Tutankhamun. The power and riches of the Pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty came at enormous cost to Egypt's enemies—and to most of its people. This was an age of ruthless absolutism, exploitation, extravagance, brutality, and oppression in a culture where not only did Egypt plunder its neighbors, but Egyptian kings (and their people) robbed one another.

3,500 years ago, ancient Egypt began two centuries of growth where it became richer and more powerful than any other nation in the world, ruled by the kings of the 18th Dynasty. They presided over a system built on war, oppression, and ruthlessness, pouring Egypt's wealth into grandiose monuments, temples, and extravagant tombs. Tutankhamun was one of the last of the line—and one of the most obscure. Among his predecessors were some of the most notorious and enigmatic figures of all of Egypt's history.

Pharaohs of the Sun is the story of these famed rulers, showing how their glamour and gold became tainted by selfishness, ostentation, and the systematic exploitation of Egypt's people and enemies.
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Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty
A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt’s history—1550 BC to 1295 BC—that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how these great pharaohs ruthlessly ruled Egypt for two hundred and fifty years.

For more than two centuries, Egypt was ruled by the most powerful, successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic history. They included the female king Hatshepsut, the warrior kings Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, the religious radical Akhenaten and his queen, Nefertiti, and most famously of all—for the wealth found in his tomb—the short-lived boy king, Tutankhamun. The power and riches of the Pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty came at enormous cost to Egypt's enemies—and to most of its people. This was an age of ruthless absolutism, exploitation, extravagance, brutality, and oppression in a culture where not only did Egypt plunder its neighbors, but Egyptian kings (and their people) robbed one another.

3,500 years ago, ancient Egypt began two centuries of growth where it became richer and more powerful than any other nation in the world, ruled by the kings of the 18th Dynasty. They presided over a system built on war, oppression, and ruthlessness, pouring Egypt's wealth into grandiose monuments, temples, and extravagant tombs. Tutankhamun was one of the last of the line—and one of the most obscure. Among his predecessors were some of the most notorious and enigmatic figures of all of Egypt's history.

Pharaohs of the Sun is the story of these famed rulers, showing how their glamour and gold became tainted by selfishness, ostentation, and the systematic exploitation of Egypt's people and enemies.
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Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty

Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty

by Guy de la Bïdoyïre
Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty

Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty

by Guy de la Bïdoyïre

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A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt’s history—1550 BC to 1295 BC—that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how these great pharaohs ruthlessly ruled Egypt for two hundred and fifty years.

For more than two centuries, Egypt was ruled by the most powerful, successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic history. They included the female king Hatshepsut, the warrior kings Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, the religious radical Akhenaten and his queen, Nefertiti, and most famously of all—for the wealth found in his tomb—the short-lived boy king, Tutankhamun. The power and riches of the Pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty came at enormous cost to Egypt's enemies—and to most of its people. This was an age of ruthless absolutism, exploitation, extravagance, brutality, and oppression in a culture where not only did Egypt plunder its neighbors, but Egyptian kings (and their people) robbed one another.

3,500 years ago, ancient Egypt began two centuries of growth where it became richer and more powerful than any other nation in the world, ruled by the kings of the 18th Dynasty. They presided over a system built on war, oppression, and ruthlessness, pouring Egypt's wealth into grandiose monuments, temples, and extravagant tombs. Tutankhamun was one of the last of the line—and one of the most obscure. Among his predecessors were some of the most notorious and enigmatic figures of all of Egypt's history.

Pharaohs of the Sun is the story of these famed rulers, showing how their glamour and gold became tainted by selfishness, ostentation, and the systematic exploitation of Egypt's people and enemies.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781639363063
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication date: 01/03/2023
Pages: 576
Sales rank: 592,515
Product dimensions: 9.10(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Guy de la Bédoyère has written a several books on the Roman world, including Gladius; Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome; Praetorian; and The Real Lives of Roman Britain for Yale University Press. He is well known to a wide audience because of the fifteen years he participated in Britain’s Channel 4’s archaeology series, Time Team. Guy is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and is an accredited lecturer of the Arts Society. He lives in Britain.

Table of Contents

Maps and plans xi

Foreword xix

1 Egypt in the 18th Dynasty 1

2 Twilight of the Hyksos c. 1555-1550 bc 40

3 The Dawn of the New Kingdom c. 1550-1525 bc: Ahmose 57

4 Mother and Son c. 1525-1504 bc: Ahmose-Nefertari and Amenhotep I 72

5 First of the Thutmosids c. 1504-1492 be: Thutmose I 80

6 Brother and Sister c. 1492-1479 bc: Thutmose II and Hatshepsut 92

7 King of Egypt, Daughter of Amun c. 1479-1458 bc: Hatshepsut 99

8 Warrior King c. 1479-1425 be: Thutmose III 132

9 The Archer King c. 1425-1400 bc: Amenhotep II 160

10 The Sphinx's Chosen One c. 1400-1390 bc: Thutmose IV 178

11 The First Family c. 1390-1352 bc: Amenhotep III and Tiye 197

12 The Great Living Aten c. 1352-1341 bc: Akhenaten and Nefertiti's High Summer 234

13 Latter Days at Amarna c. 1341-1336 bc: Akhenaten, Smenkhkare and Neferneferuaten 281

14 The Strange Case of the Tomb known as KV55 301

15 The King whose Name the Whole World knows c. 1336-1327 bc: Tutankhamun 313

16 The Widowed Queen and the God's Father c. 1327-1323 bc: Ankhesenamun and the Reign of Ay 333

17 The Enlightened Despot c. 1323-1295 bc: Horemheb 355

Epilogue 371

Appendices

1 Pronouncing Transliterated Egyptian 383

2 Timeline of Events 384

3 List of 18th Dynasty Kings 391

4 Manetho's 18th Dynasty 392

5 List of Principal Personalities 395

6 Glossary of Places 407

7 Glossary of Terms 412

Notes 425

Abbreviations 497

Further Reading 499

Acknowledgements 517

List of Illustrations 521

Index 533

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