In this program we'll take a close look at the period spanning the 20th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, which may have arguably been one of the most trying times in the country's history. After years of internal turmoil, Egypt faced a massive foreign invasion by a mysterious group of marauders and migrants who modern scholars have collectively called the Sea Peoples. Not only did they threaten Egypt's vast empire in Canaan and the Levant, but possibly even the existence of the ancient Egyptian civilization itself. The aftermath of this great confrontation resulted in the gradual decline of Egypt's fortunes as a whole as well as the decay of perhaps its last great dynasty. With harem conspiracies, corruption and the famous royal tomb robberies and trials, the events and intrigues of 20th Dynasty Egypt could make for a great HBO series like Game of Thrones. So prepare the popcorn and get comfortable as you won't want to miss this episode of Ancient Egypt, Dynasty by Dynasty.

Contents:

00:00 Intro
01:16 Sethnakht and the Start of the 20th Dynasty
04:24 Ramesses III, the Last Great Pharaoh
07:16 The Great Dread
09:09 Egypt and the Late Bronze Age Collapse
12:07 Ramesses III vs. the Sea Peoples
18:42 Aftermath of the Invasion
21:38 Worker's Strikes at Deir el-Medina
31:17 The Harem Conspiracy
33:27 Ramesses IV and the Trial of the Century
37:31 Ramesses V
40:10 Ramesses VI
40:51 Ramesses VII and VIII: Rise of the Priesthood of Amun
43:51 Ramesses IX and the Tomb Robbery Trials
46:26 Ramesses X
48:07 Ramesses XI and the War of the High Priest
53:09 End of an Era
55:28 Thank You and Patrons

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Sources and Suggested Reading:

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt - Toby Wilkinson
A History of Ancient Egypt - Marc Van De Mieroop
Ancient Records of Egypt: The Twentieth Through the Twenty-Sixth Dynasties, Vol. 4 - James Henry Breasted
The Egyptians - Cyril Aldred
Ancient Egyptian Literature: Volume II: The New Kingdom - Miriam Lichtheim
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt - Ian Shaw
Chronicle of the Pharaohs - Peter A. Clayton
Ancient Egyptian Imperialism - Ellen Morris
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East - Jack M. Sasson (Editor)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Vol. I - Donald B. Redford (Editor)

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