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245: Revenge of the Seth (The 19th Dynasty Falls)

The History of Egypt Podcast by Dominic Perry

Oct 5, 202628:29Society & Culture

Siptah, Tausret, Setnakht. Between 1205--1202 BCE, the royal house of Ramesses II crumbled into illegitimacy. After Siptah, the queen Tausret declared herself pharaoh. Her reign leaves tantalising traces. But shortly aft...

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