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Apepi

c. 17th century BCE–1541 BCE

Apepi was a Hyksos ruler of the Fifteenth Dynasty during Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period. Apepi held the title of pharaoh. Apepi belonged to Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Apepi is generally dated to c. 17th century BCE–1541 BCE.

He ruled from Avaris while Theban kings in the south moved toward open war, a struggle that eventually led to the expulsion of the Hyksos by Ahmose I. Apepi also held the offices or ranks of pharaoh. Apepi belonged to the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt and operated within Ancient Egypt.

In Pauline Gedge’s The Hippopotamus Marsh, the Theban ruler Seqenenre Tao governs southern Egypt while King Apepi and the Hyksos control the north. In Elizabeth Peters’ The Hippopotamus Pool, the ancient conflict between Apepi and Seqenenre Tao supplies clues to the tomb, but Amelia must also identify the modern criminal prepared to exploit the discovery and eliminate anyone who can challenge his claim to it. Further fictional perspectives on Apepi can be found in Pauline Gedge’s The Horus Road, Pauline Gedge’s The Oasis, Christian Jacq’s The Empire of Darkness, Christian Jacq’s The Flaming Sword, and Christian Jacq’s The War of the Crowns.

Periods

Periods linked to Apepi

Fall of Avaris and Expulsion of the Hyksosc. 1550 BCE Hyksos Rule in Egyptc. 1650–1550 BCE Second Intermediate Period of Egyptc. 1650–1550 BCE

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Apepi (3 series)

Amelia Peabody in Order

by Elizabeth Peters 20 books 4.4(45,607)

The Amelia Peabody mysteries follow an independent Victorian traveller who becomes an Egyptologist, detective and member of a formidable archaeological family. Beginning in 1884 and continuing through the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the novels combine excavation, antiquities crime, murder and imperial politics with the changing relationships…

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Lords of the Two Lands in Order

by Pauline Gedge 3 books 4.1(3,238)

The Lords of the Two Lands trilogy retells the Theban war against Hyksos rule at the end of Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period. The Hippopotamus Marsh centres on Seqenenre Tao’s decision to resist King Apepi, while The Oasis follows Kamose’s increasingly destructive campaign to carry that rebellion north. The…

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Queen of Freedom Trilogy in Order

by Christian Jacq 3 books 4.2(179)

The Queen of Freedom Trilogy retells the struggle of Ahhotep and the Theban royal house against Hyksos power during Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period. The novels move from occupation and dynastic danger through open war to the reunification of Egypt under the early New Kingdom. The series is centred…

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