To Vile Carchemish. In Year 16, King Horemheb may have led a "campaign of victory" to the far north. An artefact identified in the 1970s, but lost for decades, testifies to these events... but what do they mean?
Episode details:
- Date: c.1316 BCE.
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- Music intro: Keith Zizza.
- Music interludes and outro: Luke Chaos.
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