- Sesostris by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... 12th dynasty (Middle Kingdom).Sesostris I, the second king of the dynasty, ruled from 1970 to 1934 B.C. He pursued a policy of conquest to the south, in northern Nubia. He organized expeditions to the Great Oasis in the Libyan Desert. During his reign, work was resumed in the copper mines of the Sinai Peninsula, and trade and diplomatic relations were established with ...
- Sesostris I by Alondra Ruiz
... campaigns in Nubia. Sesostris' son and successor, Amenemhet II (see under Amenemhet I), was his coregent during the last three years of his reign.Sesostris II, d. 1878 B.C., was the son of Amenemhet II, first his coregent (1900 B.C.), then his successor (1897–1878).Sesostris III, d. 1840 B.C., succeeded (1878 B.C.) his father Sesostris II. He fixed the ...
- Amenemhet I by Kate Hayes
... control up the Nile and fortified the delta. Reaffirming the Egyptian monarchy's claim to divinity, he also enlarged the Temple of Amon at Thebes. In 1918 BC he made his son, Sesostris I, his coruler. He was assassinated 10 years later.
- Heliopolis by Madeline Sims
... monument is the obelisk of Sesostris I, the oldest in existence. Two obelisks erected there by Thutmose III and known as Cleopatra's Needles now stand on the Thames River embankment in London and in Central Park, New York City.
- Moeris, Lake of by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... in the reigns of the pharaohs Sesostris II and Amenemhet III, great drainage and irrigation projects were carried out. In antiquity the Lake of Moeris (2,000 sq km) was much larger than the present Birkat Qarun (233 sq km). The lake was described by Herodotus (II, 149).REFERENCEAli Shafei Bei. “Fayum Irrigation.” Bulletin de la Société géographique royale d ...