• 2021
Legends of the Pharaohs

Summary Introduces the first pharaoh to get a pyramid conceived, located, financed and constructed, over 4300-some years prior to our day. Correlates the deep interest in death and burial with the preservation and duration of the body in the concealment of pyramid construction. The second episode introduces other pharaohs and their pyramids. View more details

  • 2021

Legends of the Pharaohs

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Youssef Tounzi Mériem Sarolie Flora Anthony

All cast & crew

8.2

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 21, 2021

Countries of origin : France

Official sites : Page for the series on Smithsonian Channel Website

Language : English

Production companies : Pernel Media

Summary Introduces the first pharaoh to get a pyramid conceived, located, financed and constructed, over 4300-some years prior to our day. Correlates the deep interest in death and burial with the preservation and duration of the body in the concealment of pyramid construction. The second episode introduces other pharaohs and their pyramids. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 21, 2021

Countries of origin : France

Official sites : Page for the series on Smithsonian Channel Website

Language : English

Production companies : Pernel Media

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Feb 21, 2021
Egypt's First Pyramid
In Ancient Egypt a revolution is brewing. A powerful pharaoh and his legendary architect begin the planet's most ambitious building project, setting off a chain of events that will utterly transform the country.
Episode 2 • Feb 28, 2021
Curse of the Pyramids
Why did the Pharaoh Snefru order three giant pyramids built - each the largest monuments on the planet at the time? To hold on to power this new king will marry his sister, conquer new territories and reorganize his entire country.
Episode 3 • Mar 07, 2021
The Tyrant King
Egypt's Great Pyramid was built by a pharaoh with a reputation for cruelty. Now archaeologists are hunting for the truth about this king and his tomb, exposing strange ceremonies and an incredible lost city of the pyramid builders.
Episode 4 • Mar 14, 2021
Mystery of the Great Pyramid
King Khufu orders his subjects to build the largest pyramid ever. If the resurrection machine isn't complete before he dies, his dreams of immortality could be dashed. Archaeologists unearth a remarkable lost manuscript.
Episode 5 • Mar 21, 2021
Secrets of the Sphinx
Egyptologists think that investigating the turmoil of succession after a kings death could solve Egypt's most enduring mystery: The riddle of the Sphinx. This is a story of lies, betrayal, and history's most enigmatic statue.
Episode 6 • Mar 28, 2021
Downfall of a Dynasty
The pyramid building age transformed Egypt. But cracks in the country's unity are beginning to show. Religious transformation, climate change and a weak pharaoh are about to bring the age of the pyramids to a crushing end.
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