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The History of Egypt Podcast

Introducing Total War: Pharaoh

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to The History of Egypt Podcast and Total War: Pharaoh! In this brief introduction, I explain the coming episodes and the historical background of Creative Assembly’s new game… Preview and purchase Total War: Pharaoh at https://pharaoh.totalwar.com/. Music in all episodes by Richard Beddow © Creative Assembly 2023. See the History of Egypt Podcast on all podcasting apps and at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Special Tomb Kings episode: https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/the-tomb-kings/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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and conditions of life, government grind, subject to eligibility.

0:31.9

Hello, fans of Creative Assembly, Total War, and video games generally.

0:46.0

My name is Dominic Perry, I am the host of the History of Egypt podcast, which for the

0:51.7

past 10 years and counting has been chronicling a history of the Nile Valley, from 3000 BCE

0:59.0

and the emergence of their kingdom, all the way to the death of Cleopatra.

1:04.0

Over the past decade, I have explored tales of the pharaohs, their gods and their society

1:09.0

in great even agonizing detail.

1:11.8

I am approximately halfway through the chronological history, and we have a long way to go, but it

1:17.6

is an exciting journey, uncovering the wonderful tales and secrets of this ancient land.

1:23.4

When I heard that Creative Assembly was about to release Total War pharaoh, my heart skipped

1:28.9

a beat.

1:29.9

Growing up, I was immersed in strategy games from an early age, beginning with Age of Empires

1:35.0

1 and 2, Civilisation 3, and of course Total War.

1:39.8

Ever since I first played Shogun Total War on a public display computer in an electronic

1:45.1

store, I have been hooked by the visceral real-time battles and the grand strategic campaigns.

1:51.8

I lost more hours than I care to admit to the original versions of Rome Total War and

1:57.6

Medieval 2, and since then, I have visited every single entry in the series to one degree

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