About this episode

This episode explores the conspiracy that led to the murder of Pharaoh Ramesses III and the subsequent trials and forensic evidence uncovered over three thousand years later.

A conspiracy inside the royal household ended with the murder of Pharaoh Ramesses III. This episode follows the struggle over Egypt’s throne, the trials that followed, and the modern forensic evidence that revealed how the king died more than three thousand years later. Love Historical True Crime ? Support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $2 a month. Your support helps cover the time and costs involved in researching, writing, and producing the show—and you’ll also get access to exclusive Patreon episodes. Join at patreon.com/historicaltruecrime Source Materials A. de Buck, “The Judicial Papyrus of Turin,” The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology , Vol. 23, No. 2, 1937, pp. 152–164. Susan Redford, The Harem Conspiracy: The Murder of Ramesses III , Northern Illinois University Press, 2002. Eric H. Cline and David O’Connor, editors, Ramesses III: The Life and Times of Egypt’s Last Hero , University of Michigan Press, 2012. Zahi Hawass, Somaia Ismail, Ashraf Selim, Sahar N. Saleem, Dina Fathalla, Sally Wasef, Ahmed Z. Gad, Rama Saad, Suzan Fares, Hany Amer, Paul Gostner, Yehia Z. Gad, Carsten M. Pusch and Albert R. Zink, “Revisiting the Harem Conspiracy and Death of Ramesses III…

People in this episode

Host: Lizzie

Topics covered

• murder
• conspiracy
• ancient Egypt
• forensic evidence
• royal household
• pharaoh

Keywords

• Ramesses III
• Harem Conspiracy
• murder
• Egypt
• forensic evidence
• royal household
• ancient history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northern Illinois University Press, University of Michigan Press, British Medical Journal

Books & works: The Judicial Papyrus of Turin, The Harem Conspiracy: The Murder of Ramesses III, Ramesses III: The Life and Times of Egypt’s Last Hero, Convicting ‘Great Criminals’: A New Look at Punishment in the Turin Judicial Papyrus, Was Magic Used in the Harem Conspiracy Against Ramesses III?

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