Thutmose III: The Great Pharaohs In Ancient Egypt

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Egypt had many great pharaohs, but one really stuck out. The pharaoh I think was the greatest and most important was Thutmose III. Thutmose III was the best because he was a great conqueror, he was educated and built a lot of structures, and he was fair-minded and peaceful to his people and to his hostages. Firstly, Thutmose III was a great conqueror. He was a respected statesmen and and a remarkable general. This is because when he took the throne he immediately faced invasion by armies from Mesopotamia. He quickly organized his armies and led sixteen campaigns in all to Syria, Nubia, and Palestine. He had troops advancing east into the Euphrates river and south in Nubia. Secondly, Thutmose III was fair-minded and peaceful. Other than

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