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Poisoned Legacy The Fall of the 19th Egyptian Dynasty
 
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The first book to examine the turbulent period from the death of Rameses II to the accession of Rameses III

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 Amenmesesand 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.

Product Specifications
Writer : Aidan Dodson
English Edition : February 2016
Paperback : 222 pp. 127 b/w photographs
ISBN : 9789774167522
Product Dimensions : 9x6x0.5inch
Weight : 0.600 kg
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Category: A.U.C. Press Books

Subcategory: New Books

Quantity: 1
Price:   $ 19.99
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