Episodes

8 episodes in this season

Lifeline Nile

50 min

Gods and Kings

50 min

Metropolises

50 min

Cult of the Dead

50 min

Pyramids

50 min

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Women and Power

50 min

Wars

50 min

Downfall

50 min

Ancient Egypt: Chronicles of an Empire

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202250m7.7

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Women and Power

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Nov 9, 2022

Women in ancient Egypt held a special fascination, even for their contemporaries. They enjoy a form of equality unparalleled in the ancient world. For over 3000 years, women influenced the fate of Ancient Egypt. Episode 6 of our documentary series tells their story. Women already played an important role in the pantheon of gods - like the goddesses Hathor and Isis, whose legacy reaches into Christianity. In the mortal world, too, women may wield extraordinary power. Like the kings’ mothers, who take over the regency for their young sons and thus secure their throne. In addition, the film also tells the stories of famous women such as Nefertiti and Cleopatra. The fascination ancient Egypt continues to hold, is not only due to its great men. But also, to its cast of extraordinary women.

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Ancient Egypt: Chronicles of an Empire

TV Series

202250m7.7

Documentary

Now playing

Women and Power

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Nov 9, 2022

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