Eric Cline
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
But, yes.
But also in closing the temples, he took all of their treasuries.
He became a multi-billionaire overnight.
Not that he wasn't already wealthy.
This is literally the golden age.
Yes.
This is the high point of Egypt.
I would actually, I would say it was higher than King Tut.
King Tut will inherit all of this because he's Akhenaten's son.
But I would say Amenhotep III's reign is the culmination.
It really started with Hatshepsut, who was an amazing diplomat.
It then went to Thutmose III, who was an amazing warrior.
And now...
A hundred years later, Amenhotep III is both diplomat and warrior.
Egypt is at the pinnacle of its success.
It controls all the gold.
They are in control.
And you can see this when the foreign rulers say, will you send me one of your daughters?
And he says, absolutely not.
That's not how this works.