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Senusret III

c. 20th century BCE–1843 BCE

Senusret III was a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty noted for military and administrative consolidation. Senusret III held the title of pharaoh. Senusret III belonged to Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt.

He campaigned in Nubia, built fortresses along the Nile frontier and was remembered as a forceful ruler who strengthened central authority. Senusret III belonged to the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt and operated within Ancient Egypt; Middle Kingdom of Egypt.

In Christian Jacq’s The Tree of Life, the young scribe Iker is drawn into the danger surrounding the sanctuary while Pharaoh Senusret III faces enemies who understand the power of ritual as well as politics. In Christian Jacq’s The Way of Fire, Iker comes to understand that his earlier judgement of Senusret III has been mistaken and that Egypt’s true enemy is working through deception, foreign intrigue and internal betrayal. Senusret III is treated fictionally in Christian Jacq’s The Great Secret and Christian Jacq’s The Conspiracy of Evil.

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Senusret III (1 series)

Mysteries of Osiris in Order

by Christian Jacq 4 books 4.6(136)

The Mysteries of Osiris series is set in Middle Kingdom Egypt during the reign of Senusret III. It follows the young scribe Iker into a conspiracy surrounding the sacred Tree of Life at Abydos, where royal authority, religious ritual and hidden enemies are bound together. The sequence combines…

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