Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2.055 – 1.650 B.C)
ELEVENTH DYNASTY
The first ruler of the Eleventh dynasty was Antef (also Intef) of Thebe. The seat of the dynasty was in fact Hermonthis in...
Ancient Egypt
Art and Architecture of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt
The Kings of the Twelfth Dynasty started again to build pyramids.
In Lisht Amenemhat I and Sesostris I (son next to a father)
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Ancient Egypt
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (1.773 – 1.650 B.C)
The history of this period is almost impossible to write exactly. In the sources of this period were names of rulers, but even their...
Ancient Egypt
Hyksos rule over Egypt (1.650 – 1.550 B.C)
Historians thought that the Hyksos were coming to Egypt during a long period and they have taken power in the Delta during inner dynasty...
Ancient Egypt
Theban dynasty – Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt (1.580 – 1.550 B.C.)
Dynasty became stronger at Thebes around 1650 BC. About it’s founding and history is very little known. There are much more information about those...
Ancient Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt (1.550 – 1.069. B.C)
Based on the struggle against the Hyksos, Egypt became a strong state, firmly united and based on a strong and reliable military bureaucracy. The...
Ancient Egypt
New Kingdom – Amarna period (1.352 – 1.323 B.C)
Amenhotep IV (Amenofis IV, Akhenaton) (1352. – 1336.)
The period of Akhenaton in Egypt, because of its conflict with the Theban clergy, religious reforms and...