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Ancient Civilization
Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Ancient Egyptian Royal Family
Ancient Egyptian Society And Politics
Ancient History
Archaeological Discoveries
Archaeological Discoveries In Egypt
Archaeological Mysteries
Archaeology and Ancient Egypt
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Egyptian Archaeology And Anthropology
Egyptian Archaeology And History
Egyptian Culture
Egyptian History And Culture
Egyptian Pharaohs And Their Reigns
Egyptian Royalty And Nobility
Egyptian Society
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Female Leaders
Female Pharaohs Of Egypt
HISTORY Ancient Egypt
HISTORY Ancient General
Nineteenth Dynasty Conflicts
Pharaonic Reigns
Poisoned Legacy
Power Struggles
Royal Dynasties
Royal Families And Dynasties
Royal Family
Royal Succession
Royal Succession And Power Struggles
Royal Women
Royal Women In Ancient Egypt
SOCIAL SCIENCE Archaeology
The Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty
The first book to examine the turbulent period from the death of Rameses II to the accession of Rameses III
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- ISBN 9789774167522
- Weight: 516g
- Dimensions: 150 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 23 Mar 2016
- Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
- Publication City/Country: EG
- Product Form: Paperback
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After the death of RamesesII, the Nineteenth Dynasty, soon fell into decline and familial conflict, culminating in a final civil war that ended with the accession of a new dynasty. Sethy I and Rameses II's promotion of a concept of a wider 'royal family' may have sown the seeds for the conflicts among their descendants.Aidan Dodson explores the mysteries of the origins of the usurper-king Amenmeses and the career of the 'king-maker' of the period, the chancellor Bay. Having helped to install at least one pharaoh on the throne, Bay's life was ended by his abrupt execution, ordered by the woman with whom he had shared the regency of Egypt for the young and disabled King Siptah. Finally, the author considers how that woman-Tawosret-became the last true female pharaoh, and how she finally lost her throne to the founder of the Twentieth Dynasty, Sethnakhte.
Aidan Dodson is a senior research fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol, where he teaches Egyptology. He is the author of Monarchs of the Nile (AUC Press, rev. ed. 2015), Amarna Sunrise (AUC Press, 2014), Afterglow of Empire (AUC Press, 2012), and Amarna Sunset (AUC Press, 2009).
