امپراتوری تبس یا عصرها در هرج و مرج بازنگری‌شده (عصرها در هم‌راستایی، جلد سوم)

Ancient history as we know it is full of voids, puzzles and conflicting theories. Empire of Thebes is the starting point of "Ages in Alignment," an originally researched reconstruction, from the advent of literate civilization to the conquest of Alexander. Inspired by Velikovsky's 1952 series "Ages in Chaos," this "Ages in Alignment" series seeks to complete the work which he commenced, identifying the problems Velikovsky could not solve, and bringing forward a great body of evidence not even mentioned by Velikovsky which supports his identification of Hatshepsut with the Queen of Sheba. Velikovsky was rejected by the academic establishment because of a number of contradictions in the chronology he outlined. Yet Sweeney shows that despite some gaps and incompletions, his books were brilliant works of scholarship with much to recommend them. For decades now various scholars have attempted to solve the enigma. Yet the answer was stunningly simple, and in front of us all the time. Empire of Thebes provides the solution and finally allows the possibility of a complete and satisfactory reconstruction of ancient history. This work calls for a much more radical shortening of ancient chronology and asserts that Velikovsky ran into a dead end because he placed too much reliance on the Bible as a chronological measuring rod. Finally, the end of the 18th Dynasty was the focus of one of Velikovsky's most fascinating books but he left the story of the demise of Akhnaton's line unfinished. This period is examined in detail in Empire of Thebes, and the author shows which foreign power it was who came to the assistance of Tutankhamun's brother Smenkhare after the latter had been expelled from Egypt. Other periods are covered in three other volumes, namely "The Genesis of Israel and Egypt," "The Pyramid Age" (Algora 2007) and "The Ramessides, Medes and Persians," (Algora, fall 2007). All of these books reach fairly dramatic conclusions, but - although it's not first in line, chronologically - the Empire of Thebes is where the story begins. Empire of Thebes or Ages In Chaos Revisited......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 Rise of the Thebans......Page 22 The Land of Mitanni......Page 25 15th Century or 7th Century?......Page 27 Hittites and Lydians......Page 30 Egypt and the Bible......Page 32 The “Centuries of Darkness”......Page 34 A New Perspective......Page 40 A Most unusual Ruler......Page 43 The Terms “Queen of Sheba” and “Queen of the South”......Page 45 Sheba, City of the Sphinx......Page 48 God’s Land, the Country of Byblos......Page 49 Punt in Lebanon......Page 52 Thutmose III’s List of Conquered Lands......Page 56 Punt as a “Southern” Boundary?......Page 59 The Flora and Fauna of Punt......Page 62 Ethnic Identity of the Puntites......Page 68 Was the King of Israel shown on the Punt Reliefs?......Page 69 Eritrea and Somalia in Hatshepsut’s Time: A primitive Land......Page 71 Recapitulation......Page 73 Thutmose III and Shishak......Page 76 Thutmose III destroys Hatshepsut’s Legacy......Page 77 The People of Palestine fall into Disagreement......Page 79 The Road to Kadesh......Page 80 The Conquest of God’s Land......Page 84 The People, Flora and Fauna of God’s Land......Page 85 Shishak and Sesostris......Page 87 Historical Setting......Page 90 Jerusalem and Botrys......Page 92 The Time of the Letters......Page 94 Abdi-Ashirta, grandson of Hiram......Page 96 Labayu of Shechem......Page 97 Aziru: Hadadezer of Syria......Page 99 The Captains of the King of Jerusalem......Page 100 Aftermath......Page 102 Ugarit......Page 104 The City of Samaria......Page 107 The King of Israel becomes a Vassal of Syria......Page 110 Oedipus and Akhnaton......Page 114 The Heretic Pharaoh......Page 115 Wars of the “Polluted Wretches”......Page 119 Tutankhamun’s Reign......Page 123 The Wily Vizier......Page 126 Horemheb......Page 128 An Asiatic Interlude......Page 131 Chronological Considerations......Page 133 Medes and “Middle Assyrians”......Page 136 The Strategic Land of Northern Syria......Page 141 The Kings of Carchemish......Page 143 Sardanapalus and the Battle of the Nations......Page 145 The Kingdom of Urartu......Page 147 The Chaldean Empire......Page 150 Shamshi-Adad IV (Arbaces the Mede)......Page 155 Adad-Nirari III (Astyages the Mede)......Page 157 Arame......Page 160 An Egyptian “Renaissance”......Page 164 Hebrew Terms in the Egyptian Language......Page 165 The King of Byblos......Page 167 The Art of War......Page 170 Seti I’s Asiatic Wars......Page 171 The “Wretched Foe”......Page 175 Ramses II Secures the Borders of Israel and Judah......Page 177 Ramses II and the Battle for Assyria......Page 181 The Princess of Bactria......Page 184 Alyattes and Hattusilis......Page 186 Croesus and His Time......Page 188 Epilogue......Page 192 Books......Page 196 Articles......Page 198 Classical Texts......Page 200 Index......Page 202 "Empire of Thebes is the starting point of "Ages in Alignment," an originally researched reconstruction of ancient history. "Ages in Alignment" identifies the problems Velikovsky could not solve, and brings forward a great body of evidence not even mentioned by Velikovsky which supports his identification of Hatshepsut with the Queen of Sheba. Velikovsky was rejected by the academic establishment because of a number of contradictions in the chronology he outlined. Yet Sweeney shows that despite some gaps and incompletions, his books were brilliant works of scholarship with much to recommend them. For decades now various scholars have attempted to solve the enigma. Yet the answer was stunningly simple, and in front of us all the time. Empire of Thebes provides the solution and provides us, finally, with the possibility of a complete and satisfactory reconstruction of ancient history. 1. Hatshepsut, as the Queen of Sheba (Theba) really did visit Solomon in Jerusalem, but the journey occurred around 680 BC, not 930 BC, as Velikovsky believed. 2. Velikovsky believed that the heretic pharaoh Akhnaton was a contemporary of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, and dated the Amarna Letters to the time of the biblical kings Jehoshaphat and Ahab. He was very nearly right, here, but he was out by one generation. Akhnaton was a contemporary not of Jehoshaphat but of his predecessor Asa. Once again, critics used this error as an excuse to jettison all his theories. 3. Finally, the end of the 18th Dynasty was the focus of one of Velikovsky's most fascinating books but he left the story of the demise of Akhnaton's line unfinished. This period is examined in detail in Empire of Thebes, and the author shows which foreign power it was who came to the assistance of Tutankhamun's brother Smenkhare, after the latter had been expelled from Egypt. These other periods are covered in three other volumes, first of which is "The Genesis of Israel and Egypt", which traces the histories of Israel and Egypt back to their beginnings and makes some dramatic identifications. Imhotep, for example, who designed the first pyramid, is shown to be one and the same as Joseph of the coat of many colors. It is followed by "The Pyramid Age" and "Ramessides, Medes and Persians". However, although it's not first in line chronologically, Empire of Thebes is where this telling of the story begins."--Publisher's website Ancient history as we know it is full of voids, puzzles and conflicting theories. Empire of Thebes is the starting point of "Ages in Alignment," an originally researched reconstruction, from the advent of literate civilization to the conquest of Alexander. Inspired by Velikovsky's 1952 series "Ages in Chaos," "Ages in Alignment" seeks to complete the work which he commenced, identifying the problems Velikovsky could not solve, and bringing forward a great body of evidence not even mentioned by Velikovsky which supports his identification of Hatshepsut with the Queen of Sheba. Velikovsky was rejected by the academic establishment because of a number of contradictions in the chronology he outlined. Yet Sweeney shows that despite some gaps and incompletions, his books were brilliant works of scholarship with much to recommend them. For decades now various scholars have attempted to solve the enigma. Yet the answer was stunningly simple, and in front of us all the time. Empire of Thebes provides the solution and finally allows the possibility of a complete and satisfactory reconstruction of ancient history. This work calls for a much more radical shortening of ancient chronology and asserts that Velikovsky ran into a dead end because he placed too much reliance on the Bible as a chronological measuring rod. Finally, the end of the 18th Dynasty was the focus of one of Velikovsky's most fascinating books but he left the story of the demise of Akhnaton's line unfinished. This period is examined in detail in Empire of Thebes, and the author shows which foreign power it was who came to the assistance of Tutankhamun's brother Smenkhare after the latter had been expelled from Egypt. Other periodsare covered in three other volumes, namely The Genesis of Israel and Egypt, The Pyramid Age and Ramessides, Medes and Persians. All of these books reach fairly dramatic conclusions, but - although it's not first in line, chronologically - the Empire of Thebes is where the story begins. * Emmet Sweeney holds a Masters Degree in Early Modern History from the University of Ulster and is currently a lecturer at West University, Timisoara, Romania. Emmet Sweeney. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 181-185) And Index.