Tutankhamun's Armies: Battle and Conquest During Ancient Egypt's Late Eighteenth DynastyJohn Wiley & Sons, 3. aug. 2007 - 320 sider The force that forged an empire. The furious thunder of thousands of hooves, the clatter and sheen of bronze armor sparkling in the desert sun, the crunch of wooden wheels racing across a rock-strewn battlefield-and leading this terrifying chariot charge, the gallant Pharaoh, the ribbons of his blue war crown streaming behind him as he launches yet another arrow into the panicking mass of his soon-to-be-routed enemies. While scenes like the one depicted above did occur in ancient Egypt, they represent only one small aspect of the vast, complex, and sophisticated military machine that secured, defended, and expanded the borders of the empire during the late Eighteenth Dynasty. In Tutankhamun's Armies, you'll discover the harsh reality behind the imperial splendor of the New Kingdom and gain a new appreciation for the formidable Egyptian army-from pharaoh to foot soldier. You'll follow "the heretic king" Akhenaten, his son Tutankhamun, and their three Amana-Period successors as they employ double-edge diplomacy and military might to defeat competing powers, quell internal insurrections, and keep reluctant subject states in line. This vivid and absorbing chronicle will forever change the way you think about the glories and riches of ancient Egypt. |
Innhold
Land of Desert and Nile | 1 |
The Amarna Interlude | 12 |
Military Forces and Weaponry | 58 |
CONTENTS | 80 |
The Southern Empire | 91 |
The Northern Empire | 137 |
Domestic Security | 187 |
Notes | 213 |
Further Reading | 275 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
Abdiashirta Ägypten Ahmose Akhenaten and Nefertiti Akhet-aten AMARNA INTERLUDE Amarna Letters Amarna Period Amorite Amun Amurru Ancient Egypt ancient Egyptian Ancient Near East Apiru appear Aten Aziru battle Buhen Byblos campaign Cataract chariot chariotry Darnell Davies deity depictions desert durbar Egyp Egyptian army Egyptian military Eighteenth Dynasty enemies Epigraphic Survey festival forces foreign fortresses Gabolde Hittite Horemhab Hyksos infantry inscriptions Intermediate Period jubilee Kamose Karnak king Kurkur Kush land Libyan Luxor Temple Medinet Habu Medjoy Middle Kingdom Mitanni Moran mortuary temple Murnane Museum Neferneferuaten Nefertiti Nile Valley NORTHERN EMPIRE NOTES TO PAGES Nubian Old Kingdom pharaoh Ramesses Ramesses II Redford reign of Akhenaten reign of Amunhotep reign of Tutankhamun religious Ribaddi ritual Rock Tombs royal ruler scenes Seti solar soldiers southern Spalinger stela Sumur Syria-Palestine texts Theban Thebes Thutmose Thutmose III tomb of Tutankhamun troops Tutankhamun TUTANKHAMUN’S ARMIES vassals viceroy WRETCHED ASIATICS