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A Saite Story of Glory -Did Necho order a circumnavigation of Africa? Kevin Harrison investigates a well-known tale by Herodotus.

Pharaoh Eclipsed -Nicky Nielsen profiles Sety I, the king overshadowed by the achievements of his own son.

Highlights of the Manchester Museum: No. 6 - More on Sety I, as this time Campbell Price chooses the king’s wooden shabti.

Nomes and their Origins - Andrew Fulton explores the symbolism of ancient Egypt’s 42 provinces.

World War I in Egypt - Anne Midgley’s postcard collection.

The Siege of Megiddo - The last of Joyce Tyldesley’s tales and myths from ancient Egypt.

Pharaohs Behaving Badly - Sarah Griffiths continues her series on the Ptolemies with two bickering brothers.

Per Mesut: for Younger Readers - Hilary Wilson discusses the Performers of Rituals.

A Saite Story Of Glory: Necho II & The Circumnavigation Of Africa

Kevin Harrison investigates the truth behind one of Herodotus’ fabulous tales.

8 mins

Pharaoh Eclipsed

Nicky Nielsen surveys the achievements of Sety I, a King who was instrumental in founding the Nineteenth Dynasty.

9 mins

Highlights Of Manchester Museum, No. 6: A Wooden Shabti Of King Sety I

Campbell Price takes a closer look at one of his favourite objects from Manchester Museum’s collection.

2 mins

WWI In Egypt

Inspired by Paul Nicholson’s article (AE102) on his research into images of Egypt from World War I, Anne Midgley rifles through her collection of postcards from that era and reveals the stories behind them.

6 mins

The Siege Of Megiddo

In the last in a series of articles exploring myths and tales from ancient Egypt, Dr. Joyce Tyldesley considers the dramatic story of the siege of Megiddo, as told by the Eighteenth Dynasty warrior-king Thutmose III.

5 mins

Pharaohs Behaving Badly: The Machinations Of ‘Pot Belly'

In the fourth in her series on the final pharaonic dynasty, Sarah Griffiths describes the destructive sibling rivalry of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII.

10 mins

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