The Great Courses – Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt 2025-9

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Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, What is it about ancient Egypt that still captures our imaginations? How did it grow from a few villages along the Nile into the greatest power the world had ever seen? Explore these questions and more in these 12 entertaining lectures that tell the stories of the great pharaohs and the daily realities of Egyptian life. By recounting the lives and accomplishments of the men and women who made Egypt such a captivating civilization, Professor Brier presents a history of ancient Egypt that spans more than 30 centuries and introduces you to the personalities who made Egypt the greatest nation of the ancient world. Among other things, you’ll study: The “Narmer Palette,” the first historical document, whose images of Narmer’s traditions would endure for 3,000 years; Sneferu, who taught Egypt how to perfect the pyramid, a structure whose origins lay in the need to protect desert graves from exposure by the wind; the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb, which is the most scrutinized episode in the history of Egyptology; and Cleopatra, the enigmatic Grecian ruler who learned Egypt’s language and tried to resurrect both the nation’s religion and greatness. Cleopatra’s valiant efforts to save Egypt, with the aid of Julius Caesar and, afterward, with Marc Antony, were doomed. Egypt, no longer a nation, would become a Roman province. But the civilization’s fascinating story would live on for thousands of years.

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The founder of Egypt’s “Fabulous Fourth” Dynasty oversaw the beginning of true pyramid construction, Egypt’s rise to international power, and the establishment of artistic standards that would last for millennia.
This lecture examines the life of one of the greatest individuals in Egyptian history, and discusses why her name was systematically erased from Egyptian records.
The reign of Egypt’s most enigmatic and controversial ruler illustrates the consequences of attempting to alter all three of Egypt’s fundamental societal pillars: religion, the military, and the role of pharaoh.