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Legends of the Pharaohs

2021 · 2 seasons

A calm, informative stroll through ancient monuments, mixing scholarly narration with reenactments to make distant history feel human and tangible.

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Documentary
Overview
This documentary series brings to life Egypt’s great pyramid builders and traces one remarkable century of epic construction at Giza, shining a light on the personal stories of individuals who took part in the construction of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx.

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    • power
    • ambition
    • faith
    • death
    • work
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    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
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    Genres
    documentary
    Length
    2 seasons, 12 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    Smithsonian Channel
    Languages
    English

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