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Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts episode 2

History / 8 minutes of reading / June 30, 2023 / By HDclump

Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts episode 2 – Arriving in the bustling city of Cairo, Professor Alice Roberts eagerly clutches a weathered book, a treasured relic from her youth. It is none other than “A Thousand Miles Up The Nile” by the esteemed Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Edwards, a work that has continued to captivate and inspire her throughout the years. With a sense of reverence, she embarks on a remarkable journey, determined to tread in the very footsteps of her literary muse. Following the footsteps of Amelia Edwards, Professor Alice Roberts finds herself standing in awe […]

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The Ancient World episode 2 – Engineering Ancient Egypt

History / 3 minutes of reading / March 11, 2020 / By HDclump

The Ancient World episode 2 – Engineering Ancient Egypt: Through their superlative buildings, the legacy of the Egyptian empire continues to enthrall people to this day. Yet these incredible structures were made over 4,000 years ago. Historian Bettany Hughes explores what drove the people of this ancient civilisation to build on such a massive scale. The story is told through the reigns of two pharaohs – Khufu and Ramesses II. Separated by 1,200 years, they both ruled during periods of incredible architectural ambition. Under Khufu, the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed; while under Ramesses II the temples

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Death on the Nile

History / 2 minutes of reading / February 23, 2018 / By HDclump

Professor Fekri Hassan attempts to determine why the Egyptian Old Kingdom, the civilisation of the great pyramids, collapsed around 2200 BC. Can science show that terrible forces of nature were to blame – even driving people to cannibalism? Clues come from the remote deserts of southern Egypt, the glaciers of Iceland and a dramatic and unique archaeological find in the Nile delta. Scientists gather for a new series attempting to explain the dis-appearance of ancient civilisations. This first investigates the abrupt end of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, 4,200 years ago. Conventional wisdom cites a political struggle. Professor

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