Author: | Aimee Lamb | ISBN: | 9781483541495 |
Publisher: | BookBaby | Publication: | October 17, 2014 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Aimee Lamb |
ISBN: | 9781483541495 |
Publisher: | BookBaby |
Publication: | October 17, 2014 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
Hatshepsut, the only legal heir of Thutmose I, was married to her half brother Thutmose II an ineffective ruler at best, who preferred to be thought of as a great military commander and left the ruling of Egypt to his half sister/wife. Hatshepsut had all the attributes of a male Pharaoh, even leading troops into battle. She ruled Egypt with a firm hand, was admired for her ongoing building of some of Egypt's most famous temples, funerary sites as well as sponsoring a trade expedition to the Land of Punt. During her reign peace and prosperity reigned in Egypt. As a very young princess she is thought to have rescued Moses from the bulrushes...
Hatshepsut, the only legal heir of Thutmose I, was married to her half brother Thutmose II an ineffective ruler at best, who preferred to be thought of as a great military commander and left the ruling of Egypt to his half sister/wife. Hatshepsut had all the attributes of a male Pharaoh, even leading troops into battle. She ruled Egypt with a firm hand, was admired for her ongoing building of some of Egypt's most famous temples, funerary sites as well as sponsoring a trade expedition to the Land of Punt. During her reign peace and prosperity reigned in Egypt. As a very young princess she is thought to have rescued Moses from the bulrushes...