Poisoned Legacy: The Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty

by Aidan Dodson

Book Overview

After the death of Rameses II, the Nineteenth Dynasty soon fell into decline and familial conflict, culminating in a final civil war that ended with the accession of a new dynasty. Sethy I and Rameses II's promotion of a concept of a wider 'royal family' may have sown the seeds for the conflicts among their descendants. Aidan Dodson explores the mysteries of the origins of the usurper-king Amenmeses and the career of the 'king-maker' of the period,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 977416752X
• ISBN13: 9789774167522
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"