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Thutmose III and the Battle of Megiddo

On the timeline · around c. 1457 BCE · Thutmose III and the Battle of Megiddo1,650 BCE1,600 BCE1,550 BCE1,500 BCE1,450 BCE1,400 BCE1,350 BCE1,300 BCE1,250 BCE

What happened

At the Battle of Megiddo, Thutmose III defeated a coalition of Canaanite rulers by boldly marching his army through a narrow pass to surprise the enemy. Through a series of campaigns he extended Egypt's reach from the Euphrates to deep into Nubia.

Why it matters

Thutmose III built the largest empire Egypt had yet known; Megiddo is also one of the earliest battles recorded in detail.

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