Thutmose+III

C. Size of empire
========  Thutmose III

Thutmose III was a brave pharaoh. Lots of his followers proclaimed him to be the greatest pharaoh of Egypt. **//Thutmose was an accomplished horseman, archer, and athlete.//** Some of his achievements were that **he gained control of most of Syria and Palestine and extended the land of Egypt greatly.**He was a fierce king, he never lost battle, and he conquered Syria and Palestine. He ruled for 53 years. **//For over twenty years, he led 16 military raids.//** His private secretary kept track of all campaign events in the Temple of Karnack. ====Thutmose III was the son of Thutmose II. Thutmose III's father died when he was 10 years old. **Hatshepsut, aunt and step-mom, thought he was too young to be king so she took over for the first twenty years of his reign.** When she thought he was at an old enough age she made him head of military. When Hatshepsut finally died, **//Thutmose III erased or destroyed her name from all monuments, angry that she had not let him rule at his young age.//**==== ====The king of Kedesh marched his armies to Meddigo.So, Thutmose gathered his own army and left Egypt. The Battle of Medigo was the largesg battle of Thutmoses campaigans. Each side had about 10,000 men. **Thutmose proved military genuis in this battle.** He had to make some very crucial calls about how to get past the mountain and not be seen. Of course he choose the most danegous but turned out to be the only path they weren't guarding. At battle Thutmose stole sheep and goat after they won.His enemies ran to the near by city of Medigo. So Thutmose had to conquer the city, it took eight to seven months.==== Thutmose was an a amazing king. He was known for he logic in battle. We can only base what we know off the records he kept. Thutmose III will never be forgotten . =Bibliography= Harris, G. (1982). //Gods & Pharohs from Egyptians Mtholgy.// Vancouver : Douglas & McINvre. Lesko, L. H. (1995). //The World Book Encyclopedia.// Chicago: World Book Inc. //Thutmose III//. (2011). Retrieved January 10, 2012, from Eyelid: www.eyelid.co.uk./k-q3.htm