69: When Pharaohs Met Minoans (North by Northwest)

Interlude: During the reign of Thutmose III, evidence for Mediterranean peoples becomes much more visible. Visitors from Crete (Keftiu), Cyprus (Alashiya), and Byblos (Kupna / Gubla) made significant contributions to their world. We meet some of them. Oh, and there's a goofy poem at the end...

• Date. 1465 BCE.
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Richard A. Gabriel, Thutmose III: A Military Biography, 2009.

Shelley Wachsmann, Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant, 2008 (Google Books).

Eric H. Cline & David O’Connor, Thutmose III: A New Biography, 2006.

H.R. Hall, “Keftiu and the Peoples of the Sea,” 1902 (JSTOR).

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M.H. Wiener, “Neo-Palatial Knossos: Rule and Role,” 2007 (malcolmweiner.net – ignore Google Warning, false flag).

R. van Dijk, “Bull-Leaping in the Ancient Near East,” 2013 (Academia.edu).

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