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\u201cI am a faithful servant of the king, and I have not rebelled and I have not sinned, and I do not withhold my tribute, and I do not refuse the requests of my commissioner.\xa0 Now they wickedly slander me, but let the king, my lord, not impute rebellion to me!\u2026If the king should write to me, \u2018Plunge a bronze dagger into thy heart and die!,\u2019 how could I refuse to carry out the command of the king?\u201d\xa0 \u2013 Labayu (Caananite warlord) writing to Amenhotep III\xa0\nDiscoveries at Tell El Amarna and the Valley of the Kings showed the wealth and influence of the Egyptian New Kingdom, while archives uncovered in central Anatolia shed light on Hittite civilization.\xa0 Excavations and Knossos confirmed Mycenaean Greek dominance and revealed the majesty of Minoan Crete.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices