Monday, October 13, 2008

Pharoah

Ahmose is my Pharoah's name. Following Kamose’s death, Ahmose became Pharaoh, but he was still a boy. His mother, Ahhotep, ruled as regent and educated her son in his future duties. Ten years later, Ahmose was ready to take on the Hyksos and avenge the deaths of his father and brother. He marched on Arvaris, defeated the Hyksos and liberated Egypt from foreign occupation. This was a great victory. Ahmose was now pharaoh of a united Egypt that stretched from the borders of Nubia in the south, to the Mediterranean in the north. When he got back home to Thebes, Ahmose was a hero and was worshipped as a god. But running the Hyksos out of Egypt was just the beginning: Ahmose wanted to build a powerful Egypt.
This required money, so Ahmose traveled south to Nubia, home to some of the richest gold mines in the ancient world. In a series of battles, Ahmose’s Egyptian army defeated the Nubians and their king in another great victory.
By the time of his death, Ahmose had reunited Egypt. He had expanded its borders beyond the Sinai desert in the north-east and deep into Nubia in the south. He had also given it financial security – laying the foundations for a new empire and a golden age.

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