Robert McRoberts
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Ancient History
Robert in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theater - Photo by Christopher Estes
In 2008 I graduated Summa Cum Laude from UCLA, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and earning departmental honors with a major in Ancient History and a minor in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. While at UCLA I had my first historical publication, a paper on Ancient Near Eastern chariot warfare titled, the Maryannu, published in their undergraduate history magazine, Questio.
Now, after a fifteen year career spent traveling the United States coast to coast as a political activist and organizer, I have settled down in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Here I am working with my wife on a historical novel focused on 18th Dynasty Egypt, and a non-fiction work dealing with the life of King Suppiluliuma of Hatti.
Latest Articles
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Nu; the Egyptian God of the Primeval Waters
Ancient Egypt one god was acknowledged as the oldest of the primeval deities, this was Nu,the waters of the Abyss, also known as Nun, the inert one.
Apr 21, 2012
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Amenhotep III's Commemorative Scarabs
Near the end of the 15th century BCE King Tuthmose IV of Egypt's 18th Dynasty died. He was succeeded by his young son, the propaganda genius, Amenhotep III.
Mar 25, 2012
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Was Yuya Really Joseph? Part 3
Possible connections between the Biblical Patriarchs and Egypt's 18th Dynasty.
Feb 28, 2012
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Was Yuya Really Joseph? Part 2
Examining the links between the historical Yuya and the Biblical Joseph
Feb 28, 2012
- Robert McRoberts
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Was Yuya Really Joseph? Part 1
A review of the debate over one theory on the origins of the Biblical Patriarchs.
Feb 28, 2012
- Robert McRoberts
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Who Were Yuya and Tuya?
Exploring the facts about the ancient Egyptian nobles who were the grandparents of the Pharaoh Akhenaten.
Feb 8, 2012
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The Near Eastern Origins of Greek Myths
How ancient myths from the Near Eastern Bronze Age influenced Hesiod's Theogany.
Jan 13, 2012
- Robert McRoberts
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Ancient New Year Festivals
During the late 15th century BCE the Hittites of Anatolia began an enduring New Year's tradition.
Dec 26, 2011
- Robert McRoberts
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Ugarit; Trading Emporium of the Near East
During the Late Bronze Age one of the most important cities of the Near East was the Syrian coastal city of Ugarit.
Dec 11, 2011
- Robert McRoberts
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Leonine Goddesses of New Kingdom Egypt
While Egypt's empire was at its height the daughters of the sun god took on the aspect of lions.
Nov 19, 2011
- Robert McRoberts
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