• 2011
Planet Egypt

Summary Planet Egypt recounts the epic history of Ancient Egypt and its Pharaohs, from the pre-dynastic period through to the late dynasties. Each episode addresses one aspect of Egypt's enormous success, including the unlikely rise of its first powerful rulers, the wars they fought, the spiritual grounding that held the society together and the grand quest for immortality pursued by the Pharaohs. View more details

  • 2011

Planet Egypt

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Salima Ikram Tom Zahner Kent Weeks Günter Dreyer

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7.4

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Oct 8, 2011

Countries of origin : Germany

Language : English

Production companies : Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Summary Planet Egypt recounts the epic history of Ancient Egypt and its Pharaohs, from the pre-dynastic period through to the late dynasties. Each episode addresses one aspect of Egypt's enormous success, including the unlikely rise of its first powerful rulers, the wars they fought, the spiritual grounding that held the society together and the grand quest for immortality pursued by the Pharaohs. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Oct 8, 2011

Countries of origin : Germany

Language : English

Production companies : Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 08, 2011
Birth of an Empire
The Egyptian pharaohs ruled uninterruptedly for 3000 years. Archaeological research sheds new light on how the kingdom was founded.
Episode 2 • Oct 08, 2011
Pharaohs at War
For centuries the Pharaohs managed to shield Egypt from the outside world. But in the second millennia BC, foreign tribes began to infiltrate the north. From now on, foreign kings would regularly threaten the Nile Kingdom.
Episode 3 • Oct 15, 2011
Temples of Power
The power of Egypt's religious tradition.
Episode 4 • Oct 15, 2011
Quest for Eternity
Relationship between Egyptian belief in the afterlife and longevity as a civilization.
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