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68b: Deception at Joppa

68b: Deception at Joppa

The History of Egypt Podcast

December 5, 201631m 10s

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Show Notes

Troy before Troy. In the reign of Thutmose III, the Egyptian general Djehuty led a siege at Joppa (Yappho / Yafa, in modern Tel Aviv). The enemy were resisting all attempts to break in. Until Djehuty had a cunning plan...


Select Bibliography:

  • Anthony Spalinger, War in Ancient Egypt, 2005
  • William K. Simpson, The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003
  • Colleen Manassa, Imagining the Past: Historical Fiction in New Kingdom Egypt, 2013

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