Most Famous Murder In Ancient Egypt
6/18/20261 hr 4 min
Millenia ago, a plot was hatched within the highest echelons of Egyptian society which ended with royal blood being spilt. This assassination, known as the Harem Conspiracy, and the following trial would fascinate historians for the next three thousand years... Who was behind the plot? How close did they come to seizing the throne? And what can archaeology tell us about Egyptian society as a whole?
Our guest today is Dr. Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum and honorary research fellow at University of Liverpool. He’s our go-to Ancient Egypt expert and the author of his newest book ‘Brief Histories: Ancient Egypt.’
Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Tom Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.
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[bird cawing] [gentle music] Over 3,000 years ago in the heart of ancient Egypt, a pharaoh was murdered, not on the battlefield, not by a foreign enemy, but from within his own household. A conspiracy involving royal wives, trusted officials, even members of