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Poisoned legacy : the decline and fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty
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Poisoned legacy : the decline and fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty

by Aidan Dodson

This study examines the decline of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty following the reign of Rameses II, detailing internal conflicts and civil war. It analyses the roles of key figures such as the usurper Amenmeses, chancellor Bay, and the female pharaoh Towosret.

Accession 9162 ISBN 9789774163951 Publisher American University in Cairo Press
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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 Amenmeses and the career of the 'king-maker' of the period, the chancellor Bay. -- blurb

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