1. Crossing the Euphrates against Mitanni

    · Euphrates River near Carchemish, Syria–Turkey border

    Crossing the Euphrates against Mitanni
    Wikimedia Commons · released into the public domain by the copyright holder · file

    In the eighth campaign, Thutmose III crossed the Euphrates in boats and erected a commemorative stele after entering Mitannian territory. The coordinate is a representative Euphrates crossing point near ancient Carchemish, not a securely identified location of the stele.

All 12 moments of Thutmose III →