Tristan Hughes

And soldiers-wise, should we be thinking the chariots for the elite and then everyday Egyptian soldiers, archers or infantry with not too much equipment?

Oh, an axe!

It's so interesting with Horemheb, because so often in ancient history, you might see a dynasty, a role figure be toppled by a military figure.

But then so often, right after that, either that military figure proves incapable of being an administrator and ruling,

Or you see it just break out into other generals think, actually, I don't respect you as my leader anymore.

I'm going to try and seize power myself.

So you see a breakdown into civil war, the fracturing of kingdoms and so on.

So does that make Horemheb's achievement even greater?

The fact that he does reign for a long time and does prove to be quite an, it seems quite an effective ruler.

Is adoption a thing at the time?

So we can presume that, I mean, Paramaheb choosing his heir, and Paramasu, you know, probably was a loyal subordinate in the close circle, but also, aside from that loyalty, someone who had that family line there.

We don't know if he had any connection to the royal family of old at all, do we?

So is Paramasu, can I clue in the name, is he the beginning of this new dynasty, of the 19th dynasty?

But we don't hear about Ramesses I. And do we know much about his reign?

It's short-lived, as you say, but do we know much?

And so his family originates from the north of Egypt.

Yes.

But when he becomes pharaoh, at that time, does he have to relocate himself further south?

Because you mentioned the Valley of the Kings earlier.

Yes.