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Ancient Lives

Episode #1.1

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Adjacent to ancient Thebes, the tomb-makers' village elucidates some mysteries of this long-buried culture: the role of the gods in everyday life, the Egyptians' vision of the afterlife, the significance of a king's burial, and the general design of the royal tombs.
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Episode #1.2

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
The stories of two ordinary workers--Kenhirkhopeshef, a dedicated scribe, and Paneb, a volatile foreman--reveal how religious beliefs informed the everyday lives of the Egyptians. When Ramses III moved the royal court from Thebes to the delta, the close-knit tomb-makers' community began to split along class lines.
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