Ancient History & Civilisation

The History of Ancient Egypt

The History of Ancient Egypt

A survey of the 3,000 years of Egyptian history from prehistoric times to the death of Cleopatra.

The History of Ancient Egypt

Lecture One - Introduction

Lecture Two - Prehistoric Egypt

Lecture Three - Ancient Egyptian Thought

Lecture Four - Napoleon and the Beginnings of Egyptology

Lecture Five - The Rosetta Stone, and Much More

Lecture Six - The First Nation in History

Lecture Seven - The Rise of the Old Kingdom

Lecture Eight - Sneferu, the Pyramid Builder (2613-2589 BC)

Lecture Nine - The Great Pyramid of Giza

Lecture Ten - The End of the Old Kingdom

Lecture Eleven - The First Intermediate Period (2181-2040 BC)

Lecture Twelve - The Middle Kingdom: Dynasty XI (2134-1991 BC)

Lecture Thirteen - The Middle Kingdom: Dynasty XII (1991-1782 BC)

Lecture Fourteen - The Second Intermediate Period

Lecture Fifteen - Joseph in Egypt

Lecture Sixteen - The Beginning of the New Kingdom: The Fabulous XVIIIth Dynasty

Lecture Seventeen - Queen Hatshepsut (1498-1483 BC)

Lecture Eighteen - Obelisks

Lecture Nineteen - Tuthmosis III: King at Last (1504-1450 BC)

Lecture Twenty - The Fabulous XVIIIth Dynasty Rolls On

Lecture Twenty-One - Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh (1350-1334 BC)

Lecture Twenty-Two - The Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb

Lecture Twenty-Three - The Murder of Tutankhamen: A Theory

Lecture Twenty-Four - Medicine: The Necessary Art

Lecture Twenty-Five - The End of Dynasty XVIII

Lecture Twenty-Six - Mummification: How We Know What We Know

Lecture Twenty-Seven - What Mummies Tell Us

Lecture Twenty-Eight - Making a Modern Mummy

Lecture Twenty-Nine - Dynasty XIX Begins

Lecture Thirty - Ramses the Great (1279-1212 BC): The Early Years

Lecture Thirty-One - Ramses the Great: The Later Years

Lecture Thirty-Two - The Exodus: Did It Happen?

Lecture Thirty-Three - The Decline of Dynasty XIX

Lecture Thirty-Four - Dynasty XX: The Decline Continues

Lecture Thirty-Five - Ancient Egyptian Magic

Lecture Thirty-Six - Dynasty XXI: Egypt Divided

Lecture Thirty-Seven - Dynasty XXII: Egypt United

Lecture Thirty-Eight - Dynasties XXIV and XXV (747-656 BC): The Nubians Have Their Day

Lecture Thirty-Nine - Dynasty XXVI (664-525 BC): The Saite Period

Lecture Forty - Dynasty XXVII (525-359 BC): The Persians

Lecture Forty-One - Dynasties XXVIII-XXXI: The Beginning of the End

Lecture Forty-Two - Alexander the Great (332-323 BC)

Lecture Forty-Three - The First Ptolemies

Lecture Forty-Four - The Middle Ptolemies: The Decline

Lecture Forty-Five - Animal Mummies

Lecture Forty-Six - Cleopatra’s Family

Lecture Forty-Seven - Cleopatra: The Last Ptolemy

Lecture Forty-Eight - The Grand Finale

Classical Egyptian Alphabet

Timeline

Glossary

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