Thutmose III was a skilled warrior who brought the Egyptian Empire to the peak of its power by conquering all of Syria. He crossed the Euphrates to defeat the Mitannians, and traveled through the south along the Nile River to Napata in Sudan. He was known as the greatest pharaoh. The spoils from Thutmose III’s military campaigns widely enriched Egypt’s treasury and made him the richest man in the world at the time. But he also secured human capital from his captured lands. The sons of conquered rulers were taken to Egypt and tried at court. Thutmose III possessed the standard qualities of a great ruler. A brilliant general who never lost a battle. He was also the top administrator and statesman. He was an accomplished horseman, archer, athlete, and a discriminating patron of the arts.