Poisoned Legacy

Aidan Dodson is a senior research fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol, where he teaches Egyptology. He is the author of Monarchs of the Nile (AUC Press, rev. ed. 2015), Amarna Sunrise (AUC Press, 2014), Afterglow of Empire (AUC Press, 2012), and Amarna Sunset (AUC Press, 2009).

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAbbreviations and ConventionsMapsIntroduction: The Glory Years1 The Reign of Merenptah2 After Merenptah3 The Reign of Amenmeses4 Sethy II Restored5 Siptah6 The Reign of Tawosret7 Downfall, Renaissance, and DeclineAppendices1. Chronology of ancient Egypt2. Correlation of the reigns from the end of the reignof Merenptah to the beginning of the reignof Rameses III3. Royal names of the late Nineteenth Dynasty4. Tentative genealogy of the late Nineteenth DynastyNotesBibliographyIndex

"Highly Recommended."--Choice"With copious illustrations, this book supplies intriguing insights into pharaonic politics, arrived at through meticulous, knowledgeable research."--Book News