THE FIRST
BATTLE AT MEGIDDO
The Battle of
Megiddo is the first battle that was recorded in detail and for
posterity. Pharaoh Thutmose III's military scribe inscribed it
in hieroglyphs at Thutmose's temple at Karnak, Thebes (now Luxor).
Not only is this the first extant, detailed battle description, but
it is the first written reference to the religiously important
Megiddo: Megiddo is also known as Armageddon.
Historically, Megiddo was an important
city because it overlooked the route from Egypt through Syria to
Mesopotamia. If an enemy of Egypt controlled Megiddo, it could block
the pharaoh from reaching the rest of his empire.
In approximately 1479 B.C., Thutmose
III, pharaoh of Egypt, led an expedition against the prince of Kadesh
who was in Megiddo.
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