18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs

About this episode

This episode explores the rise and fall of ancient Egyptian civilizations and the end of the Pharaohs.

Far in the distance, three colossal shapes tower over the desert horizon…In this episode, we travel to the Nile Valley, and tell the story of one of the most iconic cultures ever produced by humankind – the civilizations of ancient Egypt. I want to show how this series of related cultures grew up in the floodplains of their great river, and built some of the most enduring and recognizable structures in the world. And I want to tell the story of what happened to bring the age of the Pharaohs finally and cataclysmically to an end. Credits: Michael HajiantonisNick DentonPaul CasselleAlexandra BoultonTom Marshall-LeeRhy BrignellPeter WaltersLachlan LucasNarrated and produced by Paul CooperSound engineering by Alexey SibikinReadings in Arabic by Nassim El-BoujjoufiReadings in reconstructed ancient Egyptian by Seqnenra (Mohammad Habib) and Doha Abd Allah Amin

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Cooper, Michael Hajiantonis, Nick Denton, Paul Casselle, Lachlan Lucas

Topics covered

• ancient Egypt
• Pharaohs
• civilization collapse
• Nile Valley
• cultural history

Keywords

• Egypt
• Pharaohs
• ancient civilization
• Nile
• cultural history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Places: Nile Valley, Egypt

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