95: Hundred-Gated Thebes

Amunhotep III (Part 6): City of a Hundred Pylons.

In 1397 BCE, King Amunhotep III began a massive series of building projects in Thebes. At Karnak, Luxor Temple, and the new "Maru" viewing place, the King inaugurated sanctuaries and gardens for the god Amun. We explore these monuments, and how they created a reputation that still resonated in the sagas of Greek myth...

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Select Bibliography:

• Dieter Arnold, The Monuments of Egypt, 2009.
• Lanny Bell, “Luxor Temple and the Cult of the Royal Ka,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies (1985)
• David O’Connor & Eric Cline, Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, 1997.
• Arielle P. Kozloff, Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh, 2012.
• Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II: The New Kingdom, 2006.
• Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt, 2000.

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