Episodes

8 episodes in this season

Lifeline Nile

50 min

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Gods and Kings

50 min

Metropolises

50 min

Cult of the Dead

50 min

Pyramids

50 min

Women and Power

50 min

Wars

50 min

Downfall

50 min

Ancient Egypt: Chronicles of an Empire

TV Series

202250m7.7

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Gods and Kings

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Oct 12, 2022

Gods and Kings rule over ancient Egypt. They are omnipresent, leading the country into deep crises and to unimagined greatness. Episode 2 of the documentary series tells their story. Around 5000 years ago, the Egyptians created the first state in history. A great empire on the Nile, which could only be held together by the just rule of the pharaoh and the belief in a common world of gods. Researchers list 31 pharaonic dynasties and over 1500 gods and goddesses. For 3,000 years, they ensured consistency so that the people on the Nile would prosper. Until the empire perished with Cleopatra, the last pharaoh. Yet, Ancient Egypt leaves behind much more than magnificent temples and impressive pyramids. Some inventions or ideas are cornerstones of state and society even today.

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Ancient Egypt: Chronicles of an Empire

TV Series

202250m7.7

Documentary

Now playing

Gods and Kings

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Oct 12, 2022

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