Legends Of The Pharaohs
Legends Of The Pharaohs is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2025.
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53:04Legends Of The Pharaohs
He was a child pharaoh, forgotten for nearly 3000 years until his tomb was discovered, along with the most fabulous Ancient Egyptian treasure ever found. Since then, the name of Tutankhamun has been known throughout the world. However, many mysteries remain about his life. Was h...
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52:39We would have to wait until the beginning of the 20th century for the bust of Nefertiti to be discovered among the ruins of the ancient town of Amarna, for her to become famous once again. This is quite a comeback for a woman whose contemporaries swore they would make her disappear from the history books. But who was she a...
51:06He was one of the most controversial figures of all Antiquity. Crowned pharaoh as Amenhotep IV, he changed his name to Akhenaten whilst repudiating the gods of his ancestors. His reign was one of radical reform, as grandiose as it was chaotic. What role did the enigmatic Akhenaten really play in the history of Egypt?
52:30Amenhotep III had inherited a prosperous kingdom and turned it into an immensely powerful empire. From the Luxor Temple to the Colossi of Memnon, he constructed some of the most remarkable monuments and largest statues of his time. Egypt reached the peak of its influence under his reign. Discover this exceptional pharaoh, ...
54:40Hatshepsut was born about 1500 years BCE, at the start of the 18th dynasty. Brought up at the centre of power, she could have been relegated to oblivion, as so many princesses were...However, she was one of Egypt's greatest rulers when it dominated the ancient world. So how did a woman become so powerful in a society run s...
50:53Howard Carter had just discovered the tomb and stupendous treasure of Tutankhamun in 1922, a pharaoh forgotten by history for 3300 years. The last descendant of a family which ruled Egypt for eight generations, he was still just a child when he acceded to the throne. Among his ancestors were some of the most fascinating ch...