The Ancients cover image

Tutankhamun

The Ancients

00:00

The Death of Tutankhamun

In ancient Egypt you are expected to bury your predecessor so that if you do bury your predecessor you're pretty much bound to be king. He's pretty much forgotten and this is because of his links with the Amana period with Akhenaten. So when the Rama side kings who come after harem hebb who's after I who's after Tutankhamun start to write the history of Egypt they cut him out of Egyptian history. It seems a bit unfair because Tutankham un really worked to restore Egypt but he only had 10 years on earth. If he had 30 years on the earth, 40 years on earth it would have been very very different and he might have become a

Play episode from 40:31
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app