184: Fighting for Pharaoh
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Sety I (Part 6): Mesha, Menfat, Pedjet, Pecherer. By 1300 BCE, Egyptians had developed a sophisticated, well-organised military system. Distinct branches and types of troops (infantry, archers, auxiliaries, and more) marched and fought in identifiable units. Their weapons survive in the archaeological record, and ancient texts and art reveal their equipment, behaviour, and battlefield roles. Today, we introduce the soldiers who won Sety I’s wars…
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Date: c. 1300 BCE.
Music intro and interludes: Bettina Joy de Guzman.
Interludes: Luke Chaos.
Music outro: Keith Zizza.
Texts: Kenneth Kitchen's Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press.
Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press.
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