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Thutmose III at The Battle of Megiddo
The ancient site of Megiddo was the scene of a number of battles in antiquity and is best known as the source of the word armageddon, the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Har-Megiddo ('Mount of Megiddo') from the biblical Book of Revelation...
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Thutmose III's Battle of Megiddo Inscription
The Battle of Megiddo (c. 1457 BCE) is one of the most famous military engagements in history in which Thutmose III (1458-1425 BCE) of Egypt defeated the coalition of subject regions led in rebellion by the kings of Kadesh and Megiddo. The...
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Battle of Megiddo Relief
Relief in the Karnak Temple, showing Thutmose III slaying Canaanite captives from the Battle of Megiddo, 15th century BCE.
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The Battle Of Megiddo
This video discusses the famous Battle of Megiddo; the war of 1457 B.C.E between ancient Egyptian forces (under Thutmose III) and rebel Canaanites (led by the king of Kadesh).
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Thutmose III
Thutmose III (also known as Tuthmosis III, r. 1458-1425 BCE) was the 6th king of Egypt's 18th Dynasty, one of the greatest military leaders in antiquity, and among the most effective and impressive monarchs in Egypt's history. His throne...
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Faience Lion from Megiddo
A statuette of a lion. Faience. Early Iron Age, 1200-900 BCE. From Tel Megiddo, in modern-day Israel. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).
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Aerial View of Megiddo
Aerial view of Tel Megiddo. Photo taken by Itamar Grinberg for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.
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Megiddo
Ruins of Megiddo.
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain, dated 10 July to 31 October, 1940 by the UK Air Ministry, was an air battle between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force and allies during the Second World War (1939-45). The Luftwaffe failed to achieve...
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Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between Greek and Persian forces in the Saronic Gulf, Greece in September 480 BCE. The Greeks had recently lost the Battle of Thermopylae and drawn the naval Battle at Artemision, both in August 480...