People: Egypt
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Cleopatra: portrait of a killer
The legendary Cleopatra is mostly known for her relation with the two most powerfull men of her day: Mark Anthony and Julius Caesar. Cleapatra was known for her cunning and seductive power, but this documentary shows a completey different side of this Greek pharaoh. British historian Neil Oliver takes you back to 48 bC, when…
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Archaeologists discover 2 ancient tombs in Minya, Egypt
Two tombs from the 26th dynasty (685BC -525BC) are unearthed at the archaeological site of Al-Bahnasa, in Middle Egypt. The tombs contain mummified fish, coins and several mummies. The archaeological site of Minya was known in ancient Egypt as the town of Pr-Medjet. In the Graeco-Roman period the city was called Oxyrhynchus. The Egyptian ministry…
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Women and religion
Another great documentary by Bettany Hughes.This time, Hughes examines the historical role of women in religion. Nowadays, most religions are purely man-oriented. But there was a time when women solely ruled the spiritual world. Hughes shows this long-forgotten world of female goddesses and how the introduction of male Gods coincided with a more violent society.…
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The Ancient World by Bettany Hughes
Bettany Hughes shows the marvels of the ancient world by handpicking 7 subjects. Don’t expect the usual stuff when she takes you on a journey through ancient Greece, Egypt and the muslim empires of the 7th century A.D. In every episode, Hughes thoroughly investigates her subject, giving an objective view on the matter. Nonetheless, she…
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Ancient Egyptian beads made from outer space material
A new study of the London’s University College’ Institute of Archaeology suggest that ancient Egyptian beads were formed from iron meteorites that fell to Earth from outer space. This sheds new light on the mastery of Iron Craft by the Egyptians: These 5000 year old artifacts were created 2000 years before the start of Egypt’s…