The Egyptian Study Society: Lectures

Upcoming Lecture

Monday, September 21, 7:00 p.m.

In-Person Location:
Hampden Hall
Englewood Civic Center, 2nd floor
1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood CO

Speaker: Dennis Pricolo

Title: "Merenptah Smites the Libyans: Merenptah's 1208 BC campaign to Save Egypt from an Invading Coalition of Libyan Tribes and Sea Peoples"
The lecture will be given in-person and also online as a Zoom presentation.
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Abstract:

"Merenptah Smites the Libyans; Merenptah's 1208 BC Campaign to Save Egypt from an Invading Coalition of Libyan Tribes and Sea Peoples"

In the fifth year of his reign, the Pharaoh Merenptah was faced with multiple crises. While Egypt was plagued by an earthquake, drought and resulting famine, the Libyan tribes to the west as a result were preparing to invade Egypt in coalition with a combination of the Sea Peoples--marauders plaguing the Eastern Mediterranean who had caused Egypt trouble during the reign of Ramses the Great, Merenptah's father and predecessor. Simultaneously, Nubia and Palestine were also on the verge of revolt. With a military that had declined since Ramses' time, Merenptah was forced to conduct three separate campaigns to secure the borders of Egypt. Dennis Pricolo will discuss the bloody campaign against the Libyans and Sea Peoples, Pharaoh Merenptah's merciless and cruel actions after the battles, and the archaeological evidence, sources and modern scholarship that provide us insights into these events.

About the Speaker:
Dennis Pricolo

Dennis Pricolo, is a retired Navy Captain in cryptology whose 30-year Navy career allowed him to travel widely across the world. A lifelong fascination with the ancient world led Dennis to visit ancient sites wherever he traveled, and he is a long time ESS Member. Dennis has a Bachelors degree in History from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, a Masters in Strategic Planning from the Naval War College in Newport, RI, and a Masters in Liberal Arts with a concentration in History from Harvard University.

More About the Zoom experience:

To attend this month's lecture remotely, please click here to enter the Zoom conference:
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No Preregistration Needed! If you would like to attend in Zoom, please download the Zoom app to a desktop, laptop, iPad or phone, well BEFORE the presentation. (It does take a little time to install).

We encourage people to dress for the occasion! When else are you going to wear that fez, fedora, galabeya, pith helmet, hijab, uraeus, nemes headdress, or smoking jacket? So if you like, dress like an Egyptian, Egyptologist, explorer, bon vivant or 'ne'er-do-well'.

Following the meeting at Hampden Hall, feel free to join members and the speaker for an informal late dining experience, traditionally known as "Milk and Cookies". Locations vary.
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