I related the incidents to you till the attack from the Hyksos. Between the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom when the Hyksos ruled the lower Egypt, the First Intermediate Period arose. This period was characterized by turmoils and very short reigns of kings. So, you could infer that there was no militarily powerful king in this era.
Anyway, the Hyksos invaded the mighty Egyptian kingdom and let the people of Egypt know the reality that their absolute peace was no longer viable. Not many facts there are for you to remember in the Middle Kingdom except the fact that Queen Ahhotep would drive these nomads out of the place.
Thus the New Kingdom started again with military pharaohs. Because the pharaohs were so ruthless and conqueror-like, they wanted to build the grandest pyramid, much bigger and more magnificent than those built in the old kingdom. Queen Hatsheput was one example. She was a unique Queen, declaring herself as a pharaoh. Well, generally queen was not supposed to be called as pharaoh. Queen Hatsheput was famous for the promotion of civil services. Do not misjudge her, however, that she was 'genero
us.' No, she wasn't. She deprived many citizens of their political power, and forced them to build humongous monuments that no one ever could emulate her.
The reason why she had called herself a ruler was that her stepson, one who should have been the pharaoh instead of her, was too young at the time. His name was Thutmose the Third. Guess what. He was worse than Hatsheput in so far as cruelty was concerned. He even deface his stepmother's monument when he murdered her. He did not usurp the throne, but this fact that he killed his mother to become a king himself and did not feel any remorse upon it like the way Macbeth did showed how intimidating and belligerent he was.
He could not be satisfied until he crushed down to Nubia where gold was everywhere. At this time, the Egyptian people tasted the biggest glory. Yet another group of invaders crossed the Sinai Peninsula in order to attack Egypt. This was happened around 1400 BC. A Pharaoh called Ramses the Second was lost at battle but was dexterous at compromise. At this negotiation, he proposed intermarriage between Egypt and the Hittites. Yes, the Hittites crossed over the Peninsula and attacked Egypt. This proposition was accepted and Ramses the Second could preserve the land. He was also renowned to build splendid tombs and monuments for him. And, for you to be reminded, he was a father of 99 children. Dirty old man he was.
Anyway, Egypt started to decline. The Kush empire, located near Nubia, attacked the former conqueror, and expanded the territory. Yet, the Kushite nobility loved Egypt and even revered the culture that they copied it exactly to their taste, of course. For instance, King Piankhi recovered Egpyt from Libyans, who ruled for 200 years in Egypt. Well, the Egyptian pride had been gone forever, at this stage. Mind you, the Libyans ruled Egypt from 950 BC to 730 BC. Though they did not dispel the way of Egyptian living, they did not have reverence similar to the Kushites. So, King Piankhi wanted to retrieve the old pride, later erecting a monument in Kush to symbolize his victory as the restoration of Egyptian dynasty.
Even though they had pride, the immortal Assyrians penetrated this part of land. The Kushites couldn't help but move their capital into Meroe that was located near the Red Sea. Perhaps, the natural condition in Meroe was better than that near the Nile. Abundant rainfalls and easy sea route enabled the Kushites to gather gold and wealth. Their system of succession was also important; local leaders and wealthy merchants determined the successor. So, it might have been better than the Pharaohs in Egypt in some manner but not in the perfect sense. Anyway, Aksum arose and slowly drained the wealth and power from Meroe. I will explain later about Aksum. Aksum accepted Christianity. Interesting. Isn't it?
Well, when Aksum contributed to the fall of Meroe, the Assyrians would dominate over Egypt till the Persians attacked.
Thank you for reading another story for cauldron.
Anyway, the Hyksos invaded the mighty Egyptian kingdom and let the people of Egypt know the reality that their absolute peace was no longer viable. Not many facts there are for you to remember in the Middle Kingdom except the fact that Queen Ahhotep would drive these nomads out of the place.
Thus the New Kingdom started again with military pharaohs. Because the pharaohs were so ruthless and conqueror-like, they wanted to build the grandest pyramid, much bigger and more magnificent than those built in the old kingdom. Queen Hatsheput was one example. She was a unique Queen, declaring herself as a pharaoh. Well, generally queen was not supposed to be called as pharaoh. Queen Hatsheput was famous for the promotion of civil services. Do not misjudge her, however, that she was 'genero
us.' No, she wasn't. She deprived many citizens of their political power, and forced them to build humongous monuments that no one ever could emulate her.The reason why she had called herself a ruler was that her stepson, one who should have been the pharaoh instead of her, was too young at the time. His name was Thutmose the Third. Guess what. He was worse than Hatsheput in so far as cruelty was concerned. He even deface his stepmother's monument when he murdered her. He did not usurp the throne, but this fact that he killed his mother to become a king himself and did not feel any remorse upon it like the way Macbeth did showed how intimidating and belligerent he was.
He could not be satisfied until he crushed down to Nubia where gold was everywhere. At this time, the Egyptian people tasted the biggest glory. Yet another group of invaders crossed the Sinai Peninsula in order to attack Egypt. This was happened around 1400 BC. A Pharaoh called Ramses the Second was lost at battle but was dexterous at compromise. At this negotiation, he proposed intermarriage between Egypt and the Hittites. Yes, the Hittites crossed over the Peninsula and attacked Egypt. This proposition was accepted and Ramses the Second could preserve the land. He was also renowned to build splendid tombs and monuments for him. And, for you to be reminded, he was a father of 99 children. Dirty old man he was.
Anyway, Egypt started to decline. The Kush empire, located near Nubia, attacked the former conqueror, and expanded the territory. Yet, the Kushite nobility loved Egypt and even revered the culture that they copied it exactly to their taste, of course. For instance, King Piankhi recovered Egpyt from Libyans, who ruled for 200 years in Egypt. Well, the Egyptian pride had been gone forever, at this stage. Mind you, the Libyans ruled Egypt from 950 BC to 730 BC. Though they did not dispel the way of Egyptian living, they did not have reverence similar to the Kushites. So, King Piankhi wanted to retrieve the old pride, later erecting a monument in Kush to symbolize his victory as the restoration of Egyptian dynasty.
Even though they had pride, the immortal Assyrians penetrated this part of land. The Kushites couldn't help but move their capital into Meroe that was located near the Red Sea. Perhaps, the natural condition in Meroe was better than that near the Nile. Abundant rainfalls and easy sea route enabled the Kushites to gather gold and wealth. Their system of succession was also important; local leaders and wealthy merchants determined the successor. So, it might have been better than the Pharaohs in Egypt in some manner but not in the perfect sense. Anyway, Aksum arose and slowly drained the wealth and power from Meroe. I will explain later about Aksum. Aksum accepted Christianity. Interesting. Isn't it?
Well, when Aksum contributed to the fall of Meroe, the Assyrians would dominate over Egypt till the Persians attacked.
Thank you for reading another story for cauldron.
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