Thutmose III

(noun)

The sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, who greatly consolidated political power through a series of military conquests.

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  • Hatshepsut

    • Thutmose II also fathered Thutmose III with Iset, a secondary wife.
    • Hatshepsut ascended to the throne as co-regent with Thutmose III, who came to the throne as a two-year old child.
    • After her death, mostly during Thutmose III's reign, haphazard attempts were made to remove Hatshepsut from certain historical and pharaonic records.
    • Amenhotep II, the son of Thutmose III, may have been responsible.
    • The Tyldesley hypothesis states that Thutmose III may have decided to attempt to scale back Hatshepsut's role to that of regent rather than king.

  • The New Kingdom

    • It was ruled by pharaohs Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II.
    • The Eighteenth Dynasty, also known as the Thutmosid Dynasty, contained some of Egypt's most famous pharaohs, including Ahmose I, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 BCE) and his queen Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun.
    • Thutmose III, who would become known as the greatest military pharoah, expanded Egypt's army and wielded it with great success to consolidate the empire created by his predecessors.
    • It was also during the reign of Thutmose III that the term "pharaoh," originally referring to the king's palace, became a form of address for the king.
    • The last "great" pharaoh from the New Kingdom is widely regarded to be Ramesses III.

  • Hatshepsut

    • Amenhotep II (the son of Hatshepsut's heir Tuthmose III) sought to erase her legacy and claim many of her accomplishments as his own.
    • While it is clear that much of this rewriting of Hatshepsut's history occurred only during the close of Thutmose III's reign, it is not clear why it happened, other than the typical pattern of self-promotion that existed among the pharaohs and their administrators.
    • Or perhaps, saving money by not building new monuments for the burial of Thutmose III and instead, using the grand structures built by Hatshepsut.

  • Diocletian's Palace

    • Diocletian adorned his new home with numerous 3500-year-old granite sphinxes, originating from the site of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III.

  • Napoleon III

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  • The Formation of Russia

    • His son, Vasili III, continued in his footsteps marking an era known as the "Gathering of the Russian Lands."
    • Vasili III also followed in his father’s oppressive footsteps.
    • This banquet hall was only one of many major architectural feats Ivan III built during his reign in Moscow.
    • This piece was created by a contemporary artist and depicts Vasili III as a scholar and leader.
    • Outline the key points that led to a consolidated northern region under Ivan III and Vasili III in Moscow

  • Type III and Type IV Secretion

    • Type III and IV secretion systems are utilized by pathogenic bacteria to transfer molecules from the bacterial cell to the host cell.
    • Type III secretion systems are characterized by the ability to inject a protein directly from the bacterial cell to the eukaryotic cell.
    • Certain species of pathogenic bacteria, including: Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia and Vibrio exhibit type III secretion systems.
    • Another pathogen, Shigella, which utilizes type III secretion systems is able to successfully carry out its infection by evading the immune system.
    • The type III secretion system is characterized by the ability to inject secretory molecules into the host eukaryotic cell.

  • Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom

    • Innovations during the Middle Kingdom included the solemnity evident in portraits of Senusret III and block statues.
    • Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or Sesostris III) ruled from 1878–1839 BCE and was the fifth monarch of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom.
    • Deviating from the standard way of representing kings, Senusret III and his successor Amenemhat III had themselves portrayed as mature, aging men.
    • Head of pharaoh Sesostris III, made of red granite, circa 1850 BCE
    • Three black granite statues of the pharaoh Sesotris III, seen in right profile (Twelfth Dynasty, circa 1850 BCE)

  • Lagash and the Third Dynasty of Ur

    • Soon after the time of Gudea, Lagash was absorbed into the Ur III state as one of its prime provinces.
    • The Third Dynasty of Ur is commonly abbreviated as Ur III by historians of the period.
    • Ur III came to preeminent power in Mesopotamia after several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule.
    • Following Utu-Hengal's reign, Ur-Nammu founded the dynasty of Ur-III.
    • Map showing the Ur III state and its sphere of influence.