21: The Excited Child

The Child King. Around 2285 BCE, a new ruler came to power. King Pepy II was a little boy, just six years old. His reign would be one of the longest, and most impactful, in the Old Kingdom... Date c.2285 - 2260 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Ian Shaw (editor), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2004. William Kelly Simpson (editor), The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003. Nicolas Grimal, A History of Egypt, 1994. Ancient Egypt Online – Pepy II. National Geographic – Pyramid of Pepy II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices