History of Ancient Egypt: Dynasty XVIII - Egypt's Golden Age and the Start of the New Kingdom

Finally, we've come to the point in this series where we'll get to a know a bit about arguably the most famous dynasty in ancient Egyptian History - the 18th Dynasty! Featuring such household names as Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III and of course, Tutankhamun, the 18th Dynasty ushered in the golden age that we today know as the New Kingdom - a time when Egypt was the most powerful and wealthiest nation on Earth. This program will cover all of the Egyptian rulers from Ahmose to Horemheb and show you just why Egypt was the envy of the Bronze Age world. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Ahmose and the Birth of the New Kingdom 12:02 God's Wife of Amun 13:26 Amenhotep I 23:17 Thutmose I 32:43 Thutmose II 34:10 Hatshepsut and Thutmose III 44:36 Thutmose III and the Battle of Megiddo 59:24 Amenhotep II 01:08:11 Thutmose IV and the Dream Stela 01:13:44 Amenhotep III and Egypt's Golden Age 01:22:53 Amarna Letters of Amenhotep III 01:34:15 Early Life of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten 01:37:55 Akhenaten and his Religious Revolution 01:53:39 Amarna Letters of Rib-Hadda to Akhenaten 02:00:43 Tutankhamun, the World's Most Famous Pharaoh 02:06:33 Ay 02:10:30 Horemheb and the Return to Egypt's Roots 02:15:21 Thank You and Patrons