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.
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Credits:
Michael Hajiantonis
Nick Denton
Paul Casselle
Alexandra Boulton
Tom Marshall-Lee
Rhy Brignell
Peter Walters
Lachlan Lucas
Narrated and produced by Paul Cooper
Sound engineering by Alexey Sibikin
Readings in Arabic by Nassim El-Boujjoufi
Readings in reconstructed ancient Egyptian by Seqnenra (Mohammad Habib) and Doha Abd Allah Amin
Title theme: Home At Last by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com/
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44 Comments
Another amazing documentary. I think it's difficult to find something of a higher quality level on YouTube.
Now that I'm through, I just want to say thank you for this exceptional series! Incredible work!
I love this video!!
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I though the Arabs have always been in Egypt?
Please come back to us
Lies😂😂😂
That's crazy how the foliage just abruptly ends.
i really wonder if mike tyson watches yall
This feels like those old documentaries I would watch as a kid. They had a special vibe to them
Old father dread ❤
F*@K you and your channel for giving me this level of content for free. I refuse to watch this until some payment method is required.
I'm halfway through the video and I'm desperate to know what happens next so you better find a way to take my money.
51:45 So, the untrusted slaves get the task of cutting stone PERFECTLY? And nobody has been EVEN ABLE to do it since them? Doesn't work sorry
Ancient Egypt civilization always reserves some new information you had never heard before.
25:13 in the Netherlands we still call hippos "Nile horses" / "Nijlpaarden"
Ancient Egyptians and pharaohs were black africans ,not arab or Middle Eastern.
It would be so exciting if we could go back rewind 20000 years and point and click to change the direction of flow on the Nile river and to see what happens to society and the environment.
An Egyptian history buff sending a salute 🫡 from Texas. I'm an old fan. Keep up the deep and thorough research and the amazing observations.
Lost me with the story of evolution. We were created. Earth (land) exists millions of years ago but not life.
Covering 3000 years of Egyptian civilization is a titanic challenge. This documentary succeeds in telling all its main aspects in a very interesting and entertaining way. Chapeau!
Climb to the top of the pyramid get a free bucket of the Sheikh’s fried chicken with 7 herbs and spices
I love the narration and the structure, it weaves beautifully while giving a very systematic account of the historic events. The only pet peeve I have is the tone of narration. His voice is really calm and his diction is impeccable, however the intonation of each sentence is monotonous, usually a sentence will have more dynamic ups and downs and will end on a down note. He always stays on the same level without too much intonation and ends with a higher inflection, almost as if ending with a question and it gets a bit tiresome because it all seems like one big long poem and not a series of different sentences. The translator of the original texts has a great intonation, he can learn from him.
useful knowledge
“Old Father Dread”, sounds like a death metal band🤟🏻
That last poem brought me to tears
the more i look at that modern construction on the side of the great pyramid Ii get more disgusted they shouldn't be allowed deface one of the great wonders of the world like that would like to see it torm down some day soon hopfully
Absolutely cannot wait for the USA episode that's hopefully in the works.
1:50:50 Ancient Egyptians didn't f around when mourning their cats..
Not the largest pyramid!!!!
Hmmm… The city of Avaris filled with four room homes and an Asiatic statue kind of says Hebrew/Israel city to those who know Hebrew/Israeli house building techniques. The city of Avaris has been excavated under the city of Ramses.
I'm sure they were pretty black in Egypt 3000 years ago. Actors look a bit like modern Alexandrian Egyptians, whose ancestors are clearly from the Levant and Arabia, if not the Greek islands.
This is the equivalent of Discovery Channel today
"Either the longest or second longest river on earth" Great job avoiding that drama in the comments
I have watched these, but they all deserve a repeat like a cable show showing repeat episode nears
Simply the best. A wonderful episode. Superbly interesting & informative & very comprehensive.Very many thanks.
This was an amazing episode. Thank you so much. I am very glad to know about the book! I hadn't heard about until now and I will order it! I'm a long-time fan of your work, and I come back and watch them again and again.
I did
Sounds like greed brought down the regime..nothings changed
commenting to give this guy some revenue hopefully
Im a mailman listening to this while driving today.
Interesting! 🤔
Mr. Cooper, as a huge fan in Oregon , I’d like to suggest that it’s time to go back to the Americas on your next journey. Maybe the Anasazi, Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, or my personal BIGGEST wish, being originally from the East, please- Cahokia!
So yesterday i was listening to a podcast and fell asleep, and suddenly i was dreaming and found my self in Egypt. I woke up after sometime and realized that this video was playing out of nothing. Incredible 😲. So tonight i decided to go back to Egypt again. Night
Once again absolutely amazing job 100%