Okay, onto the plot I mentioned long ago. It would start in Ptolemaic Egypt around 300 bc. This was when Egypt was taken into the hands of one of Alexander's favored generals Ptolemy. At first, it was a long of corruption, depravity, and often Greeks taking advantage of the people. Luckily though Ptolemy was quite a skilled administrator, warrior, and kind. He reformed the whole system. Now back to the present the place is mourning in the wake of his death his favored son Zerches has arisen to the throne. Sadly his elder son Arsinoe(mc) has been passed up for the position due to many arguments with his father. His mother has enjoyed many of the luxuries their father allowed her and she doesn't intend to lose them. So, in an attempt to gain
Ramses had a harsh and profound life, yet he was able to accomplish, build, and expand so many ideas across Egypt and even into today. Ramses II made most decisions based on his involvement whether that was war, politics, or ruling. Egypt had to rely on Ramses II to be Pharaoh when his father died. This step in which Ramses had to take at the age of 19 was hard to fulfill with only some training by his father. Ramses was able to accomplish many innovations that have survived to be around today. As ruler Ramses was also the leader of his army and led many battles including the famous war between the Egyptians and Hittites. Ramses created the first treaty to be written down after a war. Ramses has been known to be one of the most profound Pharaoh in history. Even though Egypt relied on Ramses II to be Pharaoh at such a young age, Egypt did not rely just on his judgment, but rather his personal involvement. He expanded Egypt to its’ greatest and highest with a thriving economy and enriched structural growth. Ramses II led for 66 years bringing Egypt to its’ highest power, territorial gain, and economical wealth.
If the king fails in his duties, both societies suffer the same fate of chaos and warfare. However, the Egyptian and Mesopotamian people view the outcome in different ways. While the author never explicitly mentions the consequences in the Wisdom of Merikare, there are some instances where he hints at failure, writing about “a shameful deed [that] occurred in my time,” which he doesn’t specify. It appears that a nome was attacked and destroyed due to his negligence. This is the main fear from the king’s perspective. The citizens of Egypt want to maintain stability in order to preserve their wellbeing. If the Pharaoh cannot preserve order, then they view him as a failure. However, the criticism the Pharaoh would receive for the millennia to
In the Beginning, Pharaoh Thutmose I and his wife Ahmose were ruler of Egypt was common in royal households. They were the third ruler of the 18th dynasty Thutmose I was a warrior king who launched successful campaigns into Nubia and Syria, expanding the territory under Egyptian rule. They had two girls, Hatshepsut, along with her sister Nefrubity, Thutmose II were their half-brother in that family. After Thutmose I death, her father, the throne was placed for Hatshepsut, when she was about 12 years old. Thutmose II took over as Pharaoh. passed to Thutmose II who married Hatshepsut (age 15) as they do in royal houses in Egypt at that time. It seemed like incest now days when brother marries sister.
Egypt officially the Arab Republic associated with Egypt, is a transcontinental nation spanning the northeast portion of Africa and also southwest corner associated with Asia. It would be the world's only contiguous Eurafrasian nation. Most of Egypt's territory lies inside Nile Valley. Egypt is a Mediterranean country. Egypt has one of several longest histories associated with any modern area, arising in the particular tenth millennium BC as one of the world's first nation states. Ancient Egypt experienced lots of the earliest developments associated with writing, agriculture, urbanization, organized religion plus central government in history. Egypt is the predominantly Sunni Muslim area with Islam given that their states hope. The percentage
The New Kingdom pharaoh Akhenaten’s choices were highly political, religious and damning to his character. This essay will explore Akhenaten 's application of his cult of Aten to Egypt, focusing firstly on the Egyptian citizen 's reaction to this politically charged reform. Following this is a discussion of Akhenaten 's risky decisions as a pharaoh, including his move to Amarna and reminding the Egyptian 's of another hated pharaoh, Hatshepsut. The art style employed in Akhenaten 's reign also reveals multitudes about his attitude toward the Egyptian traditions and separation from the established culture and religion in his cult of Aten. Then, it is worth understanding the reasons behind Akhenaten 's religious reforms, looking toward the idea
The structure of Egyptian politics and state administration was also redefined during Ali’s rule. As the go...
"For Rome, who had never condescended to fear any nation or people, did in her time fear two human beings; one was Hannibal, and the other was a woman" (Lefkowitz and Fant 126). During a time dominated by male rulers, Cleopatra VII Philopator (69 BCE – 31 BCE), the Last Pharaoh of Egypt, stood out among them all. With Egypt’s wealth at her disposal, she was “incomparably richer than anyone else” (Schiff 2). The amount of power a ruler had at the time of Cleopatra’s existence depended highly on the level of financial stability. However, wealth was not all Cleopatra was known for. She exhibited high militant leadership skills equal to that of her male counterparts to keep Egypt a prosperous country.
to 2650 B.C., changed his name to the more commonly known Zoser. It was Zoser
The power exercised by royal women in Ptolemaic Egypt fascinated me. I particularly enjoyed the example of Ptolemy XII, who was “deposed in favour of his daughter Berenike IV…” (Shipley 213) Removing a father and putting his daughter in place as ruler suggests that ancestry is more important than gender. Although the decision of who should rule was still limited to those who were descendants of the last ruler, rather than the most able member of the population being selected, the fact that Berenike IV was a daughter and not a son did not hinder her. I was also intrigued by the fact that Berenike IV “ruled initially with her sister Kleopatra VI Tryphaina II.” (Ibid) Both women had the same royal blood and neither could claim dominance over the other
Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt during the 18th dynasty, was one of a small handful of female pharaohs. Despite her many achievements, her reign is most remembered for the fact that she was a woman. Her unique story has been a source for dispute among scholars, which has led to a number of conflicting views. The small amount of Hatshepsut’s life that has been documented does not allow us to see the more intimate details of her life. Historians have a broad range of opinions on her, but one thing is certain: her reign provided Egypt with a period of peace and prosperity after 100 years of foreign rule. There are a number of theories involving Hatshepsut’s personal and public life.
The novel River God by Wilbur Smith is set in Ancient Egypt, during a time when the kingdoms were beginning to collapse and the Upper and Lower Egypt were separated between two rulers. The story is in the view-point of Taita, a highly multi-talented eunuch slave. At the beginning of the story, Taita belongs to Lord Intef and helps manage his estate along with caring for his beautiful daughter, Lostris. She is in love with Tanus, a fine solider and also Taita’s friend. Unfortunately, Lord Intef despises Tanus’s father, Lord Harrab, and Intef was actually the one who the cause of the fall of Harrab’s estate, unknowingly to Lostris and Tanus. Taita’s goal is to bring back Egypt to its former glory, but with so many bandits and invaders it would be a difficult task.
...se days a male child was more valued than a girl. Her guard had to always be up, while she had all the power in Egypt there were other people who had the same power as she.
... Egyptian women were looked at differently than men; their role was that of the nurturer and the caregiver, the bearer of a family’s future. They were just as important to the society as the men. Ancient Egypt was a very complex world, and just as complex was the role that women played in its society. They were not free, but they also were not enslaved. They were vital, but only in terms of their husbands and their children. Egypt offered women a far more free life than the rest of the ancient world. In the end, women played a secondary role to men putting their desires for achievement aside so their husband could be king.
Before our modern day obsession with posting to internet walls and worshiping our pets, an ancient civilization nestled on the banks of the Nile River was doing the exact same thing. Except that civilization was over 6,000 years ago. That civilization was Egypt.
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