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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...

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...

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...

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...

New Kingdom – The Ramesside Period

NINETEENTH DYNASTY (1295 - 1186 B.C) The real founder of the 19th dynasty was general Horemheb. Dynasty line started with Marshal Pramesom, which changed its...

Art and architecture of the Egypt New Kingdom

In this period, the construction of a pyramid has become uneconomic. Pharaoh's power over people largely depended on the confirmation of the clergy.  Due...

Late Period of Egypt – Tanis dynasty (1.069 – 945 B.C)

TWENTY-FIRST (Tanis) DYNASTY (1069. – 945.) Tanis was a city in the north-eastern Nile delta of Egypt. In this period Egypt was divided in political...

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