Thutmose III: The Napoleon of Egypt
Michael P. Douglas
November 15, 2011
Ms. Davis
Thutmose III was born in Egypt in 1516 BC. His name means “Thoth is Born.”
Thutmose was only five feet tall. He was in the eighteenth dynasty of Egyptian rulers. He was
the son of Thutmose the second and Iset who died when he was young. Thutmose II died when
Thutmose the III was a young child. So his stepmother and aunt Hatshephut was declared his
regent and ruled{Make this 2 sentences} and made most of the decisions until her death. It is
believed that he had no authority until her death, and had to stay in the background just to stay
alive. He went into the military and trained while Hatshephut was ruling. It was only after she
died that he became Pharaoh. When she died Thutmose ordered Hatshephut’s name be removed
from all monuments and documents and her status position be destroyed, too. {Wow}
It was said that Hatshephut increased the riches of Egypt but Thutmose III increase
Egypt’s land. Thutmose III was a great leader in battle. He took many risks. He was called the
Napoleon of Ancient Egypt. He was somewhat fearless in battle. When he overtook Megiddo, he
had three choices of how to get there: two which were fairly out in the open and one which
soldiers had to march in single file line. Thutmose III took the single file route to Megiddo. It
was a good choice because the enemy was surrounding the open, easier routes. During that
battle, his army scattered the enemy like spirits. {Nice simile} He beat the armies in that battle
and seven months later took Megiddo. He not only won the land, he won riches including
chariots covered in gold, suites of armor covered in bronze, a lot horses and animals (about
25,000).
Not only did he take over Megiddo, it is claimed that Egyptian armies during his rule as
pharaoh, took over 350 cities. He took Syria, defeated Mitannians, and went along the Nile river
to capture Sudan.
Thutmose III’s main queen was Meritre Hatshephut (not to be confused with his
stepmother) who bore him his son, Amenhotep II. She survived Thutmose III and was Queen
mother under her son. Thutmose III also had eight minor queens. Thutmose III had eleven
daughters and one son (Amenhotep). {I’m confused by the family tree}
Thutmose III also built many temples including one for the goddess Satet. During his
reign, literature and writing thrived as well. He had people transcribe in detail his battle
campaigns. The text has caught the attention of modern military figures because it was so
detailed.
Thutmose III ruled Egypt from 1492 BC until his death in 1425 BC. He was buried in a
tomb in the region called the Valley of the Kings. It is said that he was honored long after his
death. The Egyptologist, Victor Loret, found his burial site but his mummy was not there. There
was a statement in his tomb stating that he had reigned for about 55 years. His mummy was
found in 1886 and his body was in bad shape. His remains can be found in the Cairo Museum
along with many of his artifacts from his reign.
References
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http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/thutmose.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/343/000162854/
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tuthmosis3.htm
http://wysinger.homestead.com/tuthmosisiii.html
http://famouspharaohs.blogspot.com/2010/01/thutmose-iii-statues.html
This was a great paper! I like the way you transitioned nicely from paragraph to paragraph. Your paper
also had a nice flow to it. BRAVO!