▁nom arch s ▁seems ▁to ▁drop ▁off ▁perman ently ▁during ▁his ▁reign , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁central ▁government ▁had ▁finally ▁suppress ed ▁them , ▁though ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁record ▁that ▁Sen us ret ▁ever ▁took ▁direct ▁action ▁against ▁them . ▁ ▁Sen us ret ▁III ▁left ▁a ▁last ing ▁legacy ▁as ▁a ▁war rior ▁ph ara oh . ▁His ▁name ▁was ▁H ellen ized ▁by ▁later ▁Greek ▁histor ians ▁as ▁Ses ost ris , ▁a ▁name ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁confl ation ▁of ▁Sen us ret ▁and ▁several ▁New ▁Kingdom ▁war rior ▁ph ara oh s . ▁In ▁N ub ia , ▁Sen us ret ▁was ▁worship ed ▁as ▁a ▁patron ▁God ▁by ▁Egypt ian ▁sett lers . ▁The ▁duration ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁remains ▁something ▁of ▁an ▁open ▁question . ▁His ▁son ▁A men em het ▁III ▁began ▁reign ing ▁after ▁Sen us ret ' s ▁ 1 9 th ▁reg nal ▁year , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁considered ▁Sen us ret ' s ▁highest ▁att ested ▁date . ▁However , ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁year ▁ 3 9 ▁on ▁a ▁fragment ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁de br is ▁of ▁Sen us ret ' s ▁mort u ary ▁temple ▁has ▁suggested ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁cor egen cy ▁with ▁his ▁son . ▁ ▁The ▁reign ▁of ▁A men em hat ▁III ▁was ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁Middle ▁Kingdom ▁economic ▁prosper ity . ▁His ▁reign ▁is ▁remarkable ▁for ▁the ▁degree ▁to ▁which ▁Egypt ▁explo ited ▁its ▁resources