The Greatest Pharaohs
A history of Egypt as demarked by the men and women who lead her. Narmer, the first pharaoh, Snefru, the first pharaoh to commission a pyramid, Khufu (Cheops) the builder of the Great Pyramid, Hatshepsut, the first woman pharaoh to Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten, the first monotheist, Tutankhamun, Ramesses, Seti, Even Cleopatra, all are covered.
- 1997-1997
- 1 season
- A+E Networks
- Documentary
A history of Egypt as demarked by the men and women who lead her. Narmer, the first pharaoh, Snefru, the first pharaoh to commission a pyramid, Khufu (Cheops) the builder of the Great Pyramid, Hatshepsut, the first woman pharaoh to Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten, the first monotheist, Tutankhamun, Ramesses, Seti, Even Cleopatra, all are covered.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 1997
Episode 1
3150 B.C. to 1351 B.C. - Part 1
Fri, Jul 11, 1997 45 mins
Follows the history of the ancient Egyptian Kingdom from the unification of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt to the middle of the Fourth Dynasty.
Episode 2
The Great Pyramids
Fri, Jul 18, 1997 45 mins
Follows the history of the ancient Egyptian Kingdom from the end of the Fourth Dynasty to the rise of Amenhotep III (reigned 1390-1353 B.C.).
Episode 3
1350 B.C. to 30 B.C. - Part 1
Fri, Jul 25, 1997 45 mins
Follows the history of the ancient Egyptian Kingdom from the reign of Amenhotep III to the end of the reign of Seti I.
Episode 4
1350 B.C. to 30 B.C. - Part 2
Fri, Aug 1, 1997 45 mins
Follows the history of the ancient Egyptian Kingdom from the reign of Ramesses II to the eventual conquest of the whole sovereign territory by the Roman Empire during the reign of Cleopatra VII.