68b: Deception at Joppa

The Marvellous Tricks of General Djehuty. Sometime in the reign of Thutmose III, a siege took place at Joppa (Tel Aviv). The were starving their enemy out, when an unusual opportunity presented itself. Thinking quickly, the wily general made a cunning plan... Date c. 1465 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Michael Levy www.ancientlyre.com. Select Bibliography: Anthony Spalinger, War in Ancient Egypt, 2005 William K. Simpson, The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003 Colleen Manassa, Imagining the Past: Historical Fiction in New Kingdom Egypt, 2013 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices