ancient egypt

In Ancient Egypt, it was a common and accepted practice for pharaohs to marry their blood relatives and have children with them. Tutankhamun was the son of the "monotheistic pharaoh" Akhenaten and one of his full siblings, and he married his half-sister Ankhesenamun. Ramesses II married four of...

After Tutankhamun died without an heir, his widow Ankhesenamun wrote a letter to the Hittite king Šuppiluliuma I asking him to send one of his sons to marry her. Šuppiluliuma sent Zannanza, who died before he could marry her. What if he'd survived and married King Tut's widow?

Rameses II is popularly considered one of the greatest and most famous pharaohs. While he has often been accused of exaggerating his achievements, he nevertheless had a successful reign. His legacy can be seen in his ambitious building projects, and even today he's regarded as an Egyptian...

I know proper historical information on the Sea Peoples, except for Egyptian accounts, is hard to come about, but basically... what if, during the Bronze Age Collapse in the 12th century BCE, the coalition of possibly Italian mediterranean tribes known as the Sea Peoples ends up conquering Lower...

~All Roads Lead to Kemet~ From 1881-1840 BC, in the middle of the 12th Dynasty, Khakaure Senusret III ruled over Egypt. Largely forgotten now, he is widely considered to the primary inspiration to a likely mythical Pharaoh of great renown in ancient times, Sesostris. The Histories of Herodotus...

Link to map This month I've been working on a novel set in an alternate timeline wherein the ancient Egyptians colonized the coast of Greece circa 1900 BC, during their Middle Kingdom. The inspiration for this premise comes from certain legends the Greeks had about Egyptians settling on their...

Point of Divergence ... We know from historical records that contact between Rome and the Han Chinese Empire occurred during the 1st Century AD via what would eventually become known today as the Silk Road. The first known embassy to China from Rome established itself around 166AD. Underneath...

Some could call this an ASB scenario, but i don't know if it qualifies as one. What if the mysterious ancient sea peoples had never existed, or chose to stay in their equally mysterious turf instead of invading the eastern mediterranean like OTL? So, what are the effects of an avoided or...

What if the ancient egyptians had managed to hold the line at the Battle of Pelusium, holding back the achaemenid persians? For how long would Egypt be able to maintain its independence under a native dynasty?

The Land of the King is Lost to the Habiru: An Exodus TL = The story contained within this thread is a work of fiction. It does not purport to prove or disprove the historicity of the Exodus story, nor does it seek to undermine the essence, value and integrity of a story which is a...

The Ancient Egyptian goddess Neith seems very interesting. How could a religion with Neith as its monotheistic god emerge? Where might it grow and thrive? The Cult of Isis, for example, spread to Rome. A syncretic religion of some sort is okay, as long as God is referred to as Neith (and as...

Let's say that, after becoming independent from Assyria and Kush, the Pharaohs of Egypt manage to preserve their kingdom unconquered by the Persians. At the very least, Cambyses II fails to conquer Egypt, but perhaps Cyrus doesn't even form the Persian Empire in the first place, with a much...

Now Atenism is the world's oldest Monotheistic religion, and besides Tengriism and Hinduism is the largest denomination in the world. It was the first mass appealing religions to ever come about, and probably the most important one to form in the west. It was likely the source of other such...

I'm curious as to whether people have any opinions on what advantages Egypt would have had if they had cleared the Cataracts on the nile somehow? Could the unimpeded Nile have led to greater river traffic and more Egyptian settlement in Nubia? Could this have strengthened the Egyptians for...

"That vile town of Kadesh." Detail from the War scenes. On the ramparts of the citadel, the citizens despair in the face of defeat. - Source: The Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project 1284 BC Year 4 King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Menmatre. 3rd month of the second season, day 4. Lo, his majesty...