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Ancient Egypt
Every Historical Conquest article on Ancient Egypt — 19 pieces of narrative history written for students and teachers.
1. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Period Before the First Egyptian Dynasty
My Name is Iry-Hor: Ruler of AbydosI was one of the earliest kings to bear a name, written not only in the hearts of my people but also carved upon jars and seals that ha
41 min
2. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: Early Dynastic Period: Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
My Name is Queen Neithhotep: First Queen of a United EgyptI was born into a time when Egypt was divided, with Upper and Lower Egypt ruled by separate kings and peoples. M
38 min
3. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: Early Dynastic Period: Old Kingdom: The Daw of Egypt’s Golden Age
My Name is Pharaoh Djoser: King of EgyptI was born into the royal house of Egypt, a son of Pharaoh Khasekhemwy and Queen Nimaathap. From the start, I was raised to rule,
37 min
4. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: Relgious Beliefs of the Egyptian Civilization (3000–2000 BC)
My Name is Horus: Falcon God and First King of Egypt (Mythical Figure)I was born of Isis and Osiris, destined from the start to carry the power of the heavens upon my win
42 min
5. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Forgotten Region of Nubia
My Name is Queen Abar of Nubia: Matriarch of a Forgotten LandI was born in the valleys of Nubia, where the Nile carved its way through rocky cliffs and fertile plains. Ou
48 min
6. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Hyksos “Invasion” of the Lower Kingdom of Egypt
My Name is Khyan: Ruler of the Hyksos in EgyptI was not born along the Nile but came from lands to the northeast, where people of many tribes and nations moved between Ca
46 min
7. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Great Pharaohs of Queen Ahhotep I and Ahmose I
My Name is Ahhotep I: Queen and Regent of EgyptSince I told my story earlier, let me give you a brief summary of my history. I was born into a time of great uncertainty,
36 min
8. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Great Pharaohs: Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
My Name is Ahmose-Nefertari: Queen and Matriarch of EgyptI was born a princess of Egypt, daughter of Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao and Queen Ahhotep. My childhood was not one of
44 min
9. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: Akhenaten Reign: Revolutionary Pharaoh
My Name is Ay: Advisor and PharaohI was born into a noble family, though not of royal blood, and from my youth I was taught the arts of service, administration, and loyal
41 min
10. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Rise, Reign, and Fall of King Tutankhamun
My Name is Parennefer: High Priest of AmunI served as the High Priest of Amun during the time of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. My life’s path was shaped by the gods and by the tur
56 min
11. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: Egyptians in Nubia and the Rise of the Kush
My Name is Mentuhotep II: Pharaoh of EgyptI was born into a time of division, when Egypt was not whole but split between Upper and Lower regions. My father ruled in Thebe
34 min
12. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: BONUS CHAPTER: The Exodus of the Hebrews
The Debate of the Exodus – Told by Pharaoh Ramesses III am Ramesses, the Great King of Egypt, the one whose monuments still rise from the sands of the Nile. Many call me
58 min
13. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Intermediate Period of Egypt (1069-664 BC)
Early Fragmentation & Delta RuleMy Name is Psusennes I: Pharaoh of TanisI was born into a world that had just emerged from the greatness of the New Kingdom, yet was no lo
43 min
14. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Late Period of Egypt
Saite Renaissance and RevivalMy Name is Psamtik I: Pharaoh of EgyptI was born into a land that had long suffered under the shadow of Assyrian dominance. Egypt’s once-prou
41 min
15. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: Alexander’s Conquest of Egypt
My Name is Panehsy: Priest of MemphisI was born in Memphis during the time when Egypt bowed under Persian rule. My family had long served in the temples, and from a young
48 min
16. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: Ptolemaic Dynasty: Greek Rule of Egypt
My Name is Hor of Sebennytos: Egyptian Priest and ScholarI was born in Sebennytos, a city in the Nile Delta that had long been a center of Egyptian tradition and priestly
47 min
17. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Relationship to Save Egypt: Marc Antony and Cleopatra VII
My Name is Cleopatra VII: Queen of EgyptI was born into the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Macedonian Greeks who ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great. My father, Ptolemy
42 min
18. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: Religion in Egypt: The Spread of Christianity
My Name is Philo of Alexandria: A Jewish Philosopher in a Hellenistic WorldI was born around 20 BC in the great city of Alexandria, a place where the cultures of Egypt, G
54 min
19. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Egypt: The Rise of the Islamic Caliphate in Egypt
My Name is Heraclius: Byzantine EmperorI was born around the year 575 in Cappadocia, a rugged land of mountains and valleys. My father, also named Heraclius, was a genera
41 min