18 Feb 2012 - 14:00
Leicester LE1 7EA
February 18th
Dylan Bickerstaffe, LAES Programme Secretary
Poison, Forgery, and Voodoo. The Harem Conspiracy Against Ramesses III
Leicester Ancient Egypt Society
Venue: New Walks Museum, Leicester, LE1 7EA
Meeting time – 2pm. Please arrive earlier for registration
Ramesses III was arguably Egypt’s last truly great Pharaoh, so why did his reign end in an attempted coup? This talk examines the evidence to discover who the key players were, how much magic played a part, and finds uncanny modern parallels in the way access was gained to the private quarters of the king.