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85: A Clash of Princes

85: A Clash of Princes

Interlude: Two Princes Clash.

The History of Egypt Podcast

November 6, 201738m 13s

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Show Notes

Interlude: Two Princes Clash.


In 1418 BCE, Egypt momentarily lacks a pharaoh. Two sons of the crown go head to head, in a duel to be the next ruler. Who wins? Only the Sphinx knows...


Select Bibliography:

  • Hutan Ashrafian, “Familial epilepsy in the pharaohs of ancient Egypt’s eighteenth dynasty,” 2012.
  • Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994.
  • James E. Harris, “The Identification of the Eighteenth Dynasty Royal Mummies: A Biological Perspective,” 1991.
  • Peter der Manuelian, Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II, 1987.
  • Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2000.
  • J.J. Shirley, The Culture of Officialdom, 2005.

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