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Latest Episodes:

Vol 2 Ep 21 - The History of Writing, Part One Jun 16, 2019

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3300 - 1200 BCE - What is writing and why did people start doing it? We analyse the earliest known writing systems and read between the lines.

Vol 2 Ep 20 - SUMMARY - Ancient Egypt Jun 09, 2019

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3150 - 30 BCE - A rapid, rollercoaster ride through three thousand years of drama, dynasties, deities, disputes and development. Who can resist?

Vol 2 Ep 19 - Ancient Egypt: Third Intermediate and Late Period Jun 02, 2019

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1213 - 525 BCE - Just what caused the New Kingdom to collapse and what did Egypt become in the one thousand years between this and Cleopatra?

Vol 2 Ep 18 - Ancient Egypt: Religion May 26, 2019

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3100 - 30 BCE - The complex pantheon of Egyptian deities and their links to everyday life and other cultures are explored.

Vol 2 Ep 17 - BATTLE - The Battle of Kadesh ( 1274 BCE ) May 19, 2019

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1274 BCE - The Hittites have control of the city of Kadesh, but the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II wants it back. Find out what happens when Ramesses takes 20,000 men and 2000 chariots into the lands of modern Syria to conquer the city.

Vol 2 Ep 16 - PROFILE - Ramesses II May 12, 2019

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1303 - 1213 BCE - This is first of our special profile episodes which focus on an historical individual. This time we are looking at Ramesses II, otherwise known as Ramesses the Great, Pharaoh of the New Kingdom of Egypt.

Vol 2 Ep 15 - Ancient Egypt: The New Kingdom May 05, 2019

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1620 - 1324 BCE - More specifically the story of the Eighteenth Dynasty, a golden age in Egyptian history. However, keeping it in the family may not have necessarily been beneficial to the Royal Family.

Vol 2 Ep 14 - Ancient Egypt: The Pyramids Apr 28, 2019

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2600 - 1525 BCE - An attempt to decipher the mystery of the last remaining wonder of the ancient world, The Great Pyramid of Giza, as well as all the other pyramids, the people who built them and their motives and methods.

Vol 2 Ep 13 - Ancient Egypt: The Middle Kingdom Apr 21, 2019

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2040 - 1640 BCE - A new kingdom emerges in the Egyptian lands, but things are slightly different this time, with the Pharaohs needing to build their reputation by displaying those strong leadership qualities that are needed to keep the Egyptian society bonded together.

Vol 2 Ep 12 - Ancient Egypt: The Old Kingdom Apr 14, 2019

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3150 - 2134 BCE - From the unification of the Egyptian kingdom through its journey through great prosperity and a golden age of pyramid building, right through to its subsequent fall towards the end of the third millennium BCE.

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