History of Ancient Egypt: Dynasty XVIII - Egypt's Golden Age and the Start of the New Kingdom

Finally, we've come to the point in this series where we'll get to a know a bit about arguably the most famous dynasty in ancient Egyptian History - the 18th Dynasty! Featuring such household names such as Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III and of course, Tutankhamun, the 18th Dynasty ushered in the golden age that we today know as the New Kingdom - a time when Egypt was the most powerful and wealthiest nation on Earth. This program will cover all of the Egyptian rulers from Ahmose to Horemheb and show you just why Egypt was the envy of the Bronze Age world.

Contents:

00:00 Intro
01:30 Ahmose and the Birth of the New Kingdom
12:02 God's Wife of Amun
13:26 Amenhotep I
23:17 Thutmose I
32:43 Thutmose II
34:10 Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
44:36 Thutmose III and the Battle of Megiddo
59:24 Amenhotep II
01:08:11 Thutmose IV and the Dream Stela
01:13:44 Amenhotep III and Egypt's Golden Age
01:22:53 Amarna Letters of Amenhotep III
01:34:15 Early Life of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten
01:37:55 Akhenaten and his Religious Revolution
01:53:39 Amarna Letters of Rib-Hadda to Akhenaten
02:00:43 Tutankhamun, the World's Most Famous Pharaoh
02:06:33 Ay
02:10:30 Horemheb and the Return to Egypt's Roots
02:15:21 Thank You and Patrons

Related Videos:

History of Ancient Egypt: Dynasty XIX - Ramesses II, the Battle of Kadesh and the Israel Stela

Ancient Egypt Dynasty by Dynasty - Dynasty XVII - Second Intermediate Period - War with the Hyksos

Machinimas created using Total War: Rome 2 Age of Bronze mod

Special thanks to Danny Hussain and Irena of the Ancient Sites Girl channel for reading several passages and bringing these characters to life.

Sources and Suggested Reading:

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt - Toby Wilkinson
A History of Ancient Egypt - Marc Van De Mieroop
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
The El-Amarna Correspondence - Anson F. Rainey
Ancient Egyptian Imperialism - Ellen Morris
Amarna Sunset - Aidan Dodson
War and Trade with the Pharaohs - Garry J. Shaw
Amarna Diplomacy - Raymond Cohen and Raymond Westbrook (Editor)
Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt - Simon B. Parker (Editor)
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East - Jack M. Sasson (Editor)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Vol. I - Donald B. Redford (Editor)
Ancient Egypt - Anatomy of a Civilization - Barry J. Kemp
Amenhotep III: Egypt's Radiant Pharaoh - Arielle P. Kozloff
Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World - Arielle P. Kozloff
Tutankhamun's Trumpet - Toby Wilkinson

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[dannyhussain]

It was an honour and pleasure to be a part of this project, I ask the viewers to please offer feedback on my voiceover work and how I could improve. A special thank you to Cy for offering me the opportunity to develop my skills and be a part of something I'm so passionate about. A fantastic documentary Cy, the quality is beyond my already exceedingly high expectations, looking forward to future projects with you, thank you ❤

[iexist]

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[_rma]

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[akostorma]

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[marcivey]

Awesome work on your Dynastic series. Very informative. Very accurate.

[SisterWomen]

My FACE when I realized how long this is. Thank you so much, Cy!!!

[twahaalim]

Thank you so much for this! Just one thing- many historians think Thutmose III actually wasn't the one who erased the memories of Hatsepshut, rather it was his son Amenhotep II. Hatshepsut had given Thutmose III command of her armies, which probably wouldn't be if Thutmose was resentful. Moreover, dating shows Hatshepsut's monuments were not desecrated at least 25 years after her death, which gives credibility to this theory. Since Amenhotep II was the son of a lesser wife he needed to increase his legitimacy, ehich might be the reason as desecrating her temples might serve to deny succession rights to closer relatives who might have a better claim on the throne than Amenhotep II.

[Angayasse]

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[Eamonshort]

Love the voice acting for some of those quotes too man

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Well that was epic - really well done.

[MH-msdg]

fantastic work!

1:00:00 this was a very common theme in imperial China too (at least in C-dramas)
if a particularly worthy prince, especially one who might be the heir, didn't have a high-status mother, he was removed from his real mom's household, and legally adopted by the Empress

1:21:00 his temple was definitely beyond huge, but it was also kind of foolish in hindsight. It was built much closer to the floodplain, so within a century, flooding and earthquakes brought the whole thing down until only the Colossi were left.

[jonathonmeyers]

Once again, you made a completely awesome video. Thanks Cy!

[elguido]

What an amazing episode on one of the most important Egyptian dynasties! Thank you for your great work!

[Rocinante]

This is perfect timing since the Egyptian History Podcast just finished the 18th dynasty

[johnemery]

Very nice work yet again. I do appreciate the how you brought up Akhenaten building his city on the backs of his own people in the name of his faith. Thank you appreciate the video and the detail you gave to this dynasty.😁

[TheWinterShadow]

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I am studying history and international studies, and you have one of my favorite channels. Keep going brother!