Thutmose

parallel one another. In Ancient Egypt, between the paws of the Great Sphinx, lies a fourteen-foot red granite tablet. This tablet, known as the Dream Stele, is inscribed with the tale of The Prince and The Sphinx. This story is about the prince, Thutmose IV, and his unusual interaction with the god, Harmachis or “Horus in the Horizon,” who is “a manifestation of the sun god” and is often depicted as a sphinx (Hornung, 130). This story is not unique to Ancient Egypt since there is a similar story

absolute power that no one could question, as the pharaohs who ruled as gods did. This paper is looking at comparing Gamal Abdel Nasser to Thutmose III, in order to see how similar the first dictator of Egypt was to one of the greatest warrior kings of the ancient time. I chose these two as Nasser was my original topic and this was a way to incorporate that, and Thutmose III had multiple military accomplishments. His accomplishments can go so far as creating a military state, much like the one that modern

Ahmose and her father was Thutmose I, and he was the former Pharaoh of Egypt. Once her father died she was forced to get married at the age of 12 because she was the eldest of all his daughters. Princess Hatshepsut was now Queen Hatshepsut, once she married her half brother Thutmose II. Thutmose II and Hatshepsut had a daughter named Neferure, she never had a son so she had a step son who’s mom is Iset. Thutmose II died in 1476 BC leaving the throne for His son Thutmose III.

in the New Kingdom at around 1500 BCE. She was the fifth pharaoh in the 18th dynasty and her reign lasted for about 20 years, making her the longest reigning female pharaoh in the ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut was the daughter of Thutmose I and Ahmose. She was married to Thutmose II, whom they had the same father. There were generally two theories: Old Egyptologists in 1920’s who believed Hatshepsut was evil and power hungry, while the Modern Egyptologists disagreed with many concepts of the Old Egyptologists

of ancient Egypt. Daughter to Egyptian king, Thutmose I, and his principal wife, Ahmose, Hatshepsut was destined to be the queen one day. King Thutmose I also had another child with one of his lesser wives, Thutmose II. After her father’s death, twelve year old Hatshepsut was married off to her half-brother, Thutmose II. Marrying within your family was common during that time period because they wanted to keep the royal bloodline pure. King Thutmose II’s reigned over the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

She was the eldest of two sisters, daughter of Thutmose I and his wife Ames was the queen of Egypt, she married her half-brother, Thutmose II, at the age of 12. Thutmose II took the throne in 1492 B.C. but died about 13 years later (1479 B.C.). After her husband’s death, Hatshepsut acted as regent for her son, Thutmose III until he came of age. Thutmose III’s parents were Thutmose II and Iset, Thutmose’s secondary wife but Hatshepsut and Thutmose II had a daughter together called Neferure. In 1473

Therefore, Hatshepsut was summoned to rule on behalf of her stepson. Thutmose was crowned king but until the day Hatshepsut was deceased, the king had to compete with his stepmother-aunt. At first she acted as an advisor to the king, but being Hatshepsut was close to the throne all of her life, felt that “she had the most

military. He gained discipline and courage as he worked his way through the military. Thutmose also learned the value of the chariot corps and how best to use them in expanding the Egyptian empire. With time, Thutmose III had control over the Egyptian army helping Hatshepsut’s rule. Egyptian influence had expanded under the reign of Thutmose I and had slightly declined since then into the co-regency. This gave Thutmose

the daughter of Pharaoh Thutmose I and his Great Royal Wife Ahmose, was the controversial fifth pharaoh of the New Kingdom period. Egypt was under her rule for 21 years and 9 months during the beginning of the 18th dynasty, estimated to be between 1479 and 1458 BC. Hatshepsut was the daughter of Pharaoh Thutmose I, who came to the throne as a successful middle-aged military commander – the previous pharaoh Amenhotep I had failed to produce a rightful male heir. Thutmose I staged many military

Hatshepsut ruled over Egypt for more than 20 years. She was the only child born to the Egyptian king Thutmose I by his first wife and queen, Ahmose, Hatshepsut was expected to be queen. After the death of her father at age 12, Hatshepsut married her half-brother Thutmose II, who has a different mother; a common practice meant to ensure the purity of the royal bloodline. During the reign of Thutmose II, Hatshepsut assumed the traditional role of queen and principal wife. She served as queen alongside