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Ancient Egypt podcast episodes

The dark side of ancient Egypt

A photo of a group of pyramids against a clear blue sky.

Wanderlust: the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten

Akhenaten, the 'heretic' pharaoh who brought a new religion to ancient Egypt

The head and upper body of a monumental statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, which has been exhibited at the British Museum, London, since the 19th century (Photo by World History Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

Was Ramesses II the greatest pharaoh of ancient Egypt?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ancient Egypt

General ancient history

Ancient history podcast episodes

Statue of Ramesses II, at Luxor Temple. He ruled Egypt for 66 years, and left more statues than any other pharaoh (Photo by Michelle McMahon / Getty Images)

5 of the most powerful pharaohs to rule ancient Egypt

Theban mural showing people plucking geese. (Photo by DEA / G Dagli Orti/De Agostini/Getty Images)

Life in Ancient Egypt: what was it like?

Our top 15 Everything You Wanted To Know About HistoryExtra podcast episodes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ramesses I

TimelineThe age of the pharaohs

A copy of a wall painting shows Sety I (r1294-1279 BC) opening the door for Osiris, lord of the dead

Egyptian pharaohs: your essential guide to Egypt’s ancient rulers

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Victorians podcast episodes

Vikings podcast episodes

Romans podcast episodes

Tudor podcast episodes

General History

Slavery podcast episodes

Medieval podcast episodes

The perimeter fence of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.

Holocaust podcast episodes

A bas relief fragment portraying Cleopatra

The female 'kings' of ancient Egypt

Julius Caesar meets Cleopatra in this 18th-century painting

Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony: how the last pharaoh's love affairs shaped Ancient Egypt's fate

The temple of Kukulcán at Chichén Itzá

General ancient history

Your guide to ancient Maya: from the writing system to the truth about ‘human sacrifice’

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of Montgomery, Alabama state capital building.

General History

Black history podcast episodes

General History

Royal women podcast episodes

French Revolution podcast episodes

Alexander the Great is shown founding Alexandria in an 18th-century painting.

Alexandria: the ancient world's greatest city. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tourists at the Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Giza in 1923

Who was ancient Egypt’s most successful pharaoh?

Second World War

Second World War podcast episodes

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