A Guide to Ancient Egypt
Dan Snow's History Hit
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4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Egypt was a vast kingdom of the ancient world. Its rulers were considered gods and wielded tremendous power and wealth. Egyptian scholars, astrologists and thinkers pioneered in their fields. Lasting for millennia, the kingdom's influence on culture, economics and politics was felt across North Africa and beyond, even centuries after it was gone.
This episode tells you everything you need to know about Ancient Egypt - guided by Dr. Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the Manchester Museum, Dan embarks on a whistle-stop tour of this iconic kingdom.
Produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal Patmore.
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| 1:14.0 | Hi buddy, welcome to Dan Snow's history at ancient Egypt, pyramids, pharaohs, gods, the Nile. |
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