08: Menkaura & the Third Giza Pyramid
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Menkaure and the Egyptian Economy. Around 2520 BCE, King Khaf-Re died and his son Men-Kau-Re took power. Menkaure ("The Spirit of Re Endures") oversaw a more modest phase of pyramid building. His monument at Giza was the smallest pyramid yet. Were all of these pyramids straining the economy? We investigate a social structure very different from our own... Date c.2520 - 2500 BCE https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/episodes/ , Support the Show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast , Follow the show on social media www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast and www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast , Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com
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Around 2520 BCE, King Khaf-Re died and his son Men-Kau-Re took power. Menkaure ("The Spirit of Re Endures") oversaw a more modest phase of pyramid building. His monument at Giza was the smallest pyramid yet. Were all of these pyramids straining the economy? We investigate a social structure very different from our own...
Date c.2520 - 2500 BCE
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Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.
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