Pharaoh Ay – A Man With A Hidden Agenda Or A Victim Of Unfortunate Circumstances?
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Piecing together what really happened in the life of Pharaoh Ay is not easy for historians. Pharaoh Ay was not as famous as Khufu, Ramses II, Akhenaten, or Hatshepsut, just to mention a few, but he was certainly an interesting individual.
Despite his short reign and limited achievements, Ay’s time on the throne was marked by his significant involvement in an ancient historical drama.
To this day, historians and Egyptologists are still trying to determine whether Pharaoh Ay was a liar with a hidden agenda or simply a victim of unfortunate circumstances.
Pharaoh Ay claimed he was innocent and never murdered anyone to ascend the throne, but many feel his words contradict documented historical events.
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