Episode notes
In this episode of Thrones of Power: Empires That Changed the World, we explore the three-thousand-year saga of Ancient Egypt—one of history’s most enduring and iconic civilizations. From the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under Narmer, through the construction of the Great Pyramid during the Old Kingdom, to the imperial conquests of the New Kingdom, Egypt blended divine kingship, monumental architecture, and a deeply spiritual culture.
We meet legendary figures like Hatshepsut, the powerful female pharaoh; Akhenaten, the radical monotheist; and Ramesses the Great, master of diplomacy and grand temples. We trace how the Nile’s dependable rhythms fostered stability, how foreign invasions shaped Egypt’s military, and how religion, art, and engineering created a civilization obsessed with eternity.
Though its empire eventu ...