Thutmose III Menkheperre, Warrior King of Egypt 1479-1425 BC

An off the cuff lecture about the 18th Dynasty’s militarily most successful king, personally responsible for making Egypt the most powerful nation in the region in the 15th century BC. Thutmose III Menkheperre extended Egypt’s reach further than ever before, but he also devoted some of his energy to obliterating his half-aunt Hatshepsut who had ruled as regent during his minority before declaring herself king alongside him. This is a new version of the video, with two sections that were slightly out of focus now re-recorded. Apologies to those who had already watched the video, and also for any slips of the tongue. As you can imagibe, doing this mainly off the top of my head is quite a challenge! Incidentally, Menkheperure, the regnal name of Thutmose IV was the same as Thutmose III’s but with the triplicating addition of the hieroglyphic sign III (Gardiner Z2) to the ḫpr (‘manifestation’) component, and which appears in several 18th Dynasty names. A modern convention is to distinguish the name from Thutmose