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What do you know about ancient Egypt?

Probably more than you think, because we've been awash all our lives in some general understanding of the pyramids, the pharaohs, the sphinx, the gods and goddesses.

We've seen the gold sarcophagi, the lapis lazuli juri, the exquisite bejeweled scarabs, and there's the inscrutable but mesmerizing hieroglyphs, and you might know about the rosetta stone, the cracked their code.

But after that, that's probably where things start to get foggy. They do for me.

But even though I may not have a command of the facts, I do still feel a poll toward the mystery of the ancient Egyptians.

It's the reason I might linger in certain sections of museums, just wondering what it might have been like, how they could have accomplished so many astounding feats like the pyramids, which I assure you were not built by aliens no matter what YouTube might tell you.

If you feel that poll too, you're in for a treat.

On today's Saturday, Matt and I, we're featuring an episode from the History of Egypt podcast, The Rise of the First Pharaoh.

Host and trained Egyptologist Dominic Perry tells the story of Egypt's first Pharaoh, a semi-legendary figure who unified the disparate lands and established the kingdom of Egypt as we know it.

Dominic brings history and archeology into conversation with myth and mystery to tell a great tale.

I hope you enjoy, and while you're listening, search for and follow the History of Egypt podcast. We put a link in the show notes to make it easy for you.

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Hello, fans of History Daily. My name is Dominic Perry, and I am the host of the History of Egypt podcast. The History of Egypt podcast is a story of the ancient Nile Valley from the very beginning of the world and the creation by the great gods to the death of Cleopatra VII and the coming of the Roman Empire.

Lindsay and the fine folks at History Daily have generously allowed me to share an episode of the History of Egypt podcast with you. It explores the very beginning of the Egyptian kingdom, the rise of the first Pharaohs quote unquote.

In this episode, you'll get a sense of how ancient Egypt's origins appear to modern historians and how the ancients themselves described it.

The History of Egypt podcast takes a special focus on archaeology, ancient texts and art to reconstruct the story of this culture in their own words.

We describe the lives of kings and queens, the mighty Pharaohs, but also the mysterious gods and the ordinary people who made the civilization flourish for so many years.

Once again, my thanks to Lindsay and History Daily for supporting the show.

Come, let us visit the Nile Valley five thousand years ago.

A hot sun beat down on a green land. This was no desert but a verdant marsh teaming with life and sweltering in humidity.

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