The Mother is Sweet, Born of the Sun. In the second half of Horemheb’s reign, Egypt’s Queen died in childbirth. Subsequently, pharaoh chose one of his servants, Paramessu (Ramesses) as a successor. This choice arguably established the 19th royal Dynasty. Why did Horemheb do this? Episode details:Intro music: Keith Zizza.Interlude sounds and Outro music: Luke Chaos.Additional research by Elissa Day.See Geoffrey Martin discussing the discovery of Horemheb's Saqqara tomb at the Associated Press (1975). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.