There's good evidence that by the time of the Hyksos, a large part of Egyptian culture was lost to the Egypt of the day. |
From around 1700 bc a much lighter chariot drawn by only two animals was developed, with which the Hyksos conquered Egypt. |
In 1575 B.C., a Thebian dynasty drove out the Hyksos and reunited the kingdom. |
The account probably takes inspiration from historical events: the expulsion of the Hyksos from the valley of the Nile. |
After the Bronze Age, Amorites, Western Semites, Hyksos and Hittites successively invaded the area. |
The Egyptians under the Hyksos pharaohs invaded the Near East, and then came to Greece. |