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S1 E4 Akhenaten: The Heretic Pharaoh

Documentary

PG

52m

Jun 29, 2025

For thousands of years, the pharaohs have adhered to the same traditions and rituals. One pharaoh steps in to change the rules of the game. What happens when a king challenges the very institutions that granted him power?

Season 1, 6 Episodes

Season 1 (6 Episodes)

Pharaohs: Rise & Fall - The Rise of the Pharaohs

The Rise of the Pharaohs,

A powerful military leader unites the lands we know as Egypt and assumes the title of Pharaoh. But how does he maintain this position of power? What tools does he use to build a system that will last 3,000 years?

Pharaohs: Rise & Fall - The Pharaonic Renaissance

The Pharaonic Renaissance,

Egypt is divided. Local rulers called nomarchs vie for power, but only one will rise up to restore the kingdom and usher in a new era for the pharaohs. Using literature, military, and conquest, the pharaoh and his forebears regain their power.

Pharaohs: Rise & Fall - The Pharaoh's Family

The Pharaoh's Family,

As foreign invaders are driven out of Egypt, a warrior king takes his place on the throne. In the age of the New Kingdom, powerful royal women step into the spotlight and the empire expands beyond its borders.

Pharaohs: Rise & Fall - Akhenaten: The Heretic Pharaoh

Akhenaten: The Heretic Pharaoh,

For thousands of years, the pharaohs have adhered to the same traditions and rituals. One pharaoh steps in to change the rules of the game. What happens when a king challenges the very institutions that granted him power?

Pharaohs: Rise & Fall - The Warrior Pharaohs

The Warrior Pharaohs,

The Ramessides rise to become some of the most powerful pharaohs in Egyptian history. But, a civil war ignited by a power vacuum threatens to destabilize an empire.

Pharaohs: Rise & Fall - Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh

Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh,

Egypt is unquestionably in decline. The once-mighty pharaohs are now rulers of a client state under the thumb of a great empire. Can the last pharaoh of Egypt out manoeuvre her Roman rivals to restore Egypt to its former glory?

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Pharaohs: Rise & Fall

Documentary

PG

1 Season

52m

Pharaohs were Gods among men. This six-part series tells the story of these iconic figures from the first pharaoh Narmer through to Cleopatra VII.

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