Legends Of The Pharaohs

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Legends Of The Pharaohs

Amenhotep 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 h...

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Season 2
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Hatshepsut 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...
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Howard 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...
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