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NSWAncient HistorySection IV (Historical Periods): New Kingdom Egypt - Amenhotep III to the death of Ramesses II
Quick questions on Ay, Horemheb and the military recovery: the end of the 18th Dynasty (HSC Ancient History Section IV)
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What is horemheb the general (c. 1323-1295 BC)?Show answer
Horemheb was not of royal blood. Under Tutankhamun he had risen to be commander-in-chief of the army and "deputy of the king", effectively the most powerful official in Egypt, and his splendid private tomb at Saqqara, built while he was still a general, records these offices and shows him receiving foreign captives. When Ay died without a viable heir, Horemheb's control of the army made him the obvious successor.
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