Pharaohs at War
Each episode explores a decisive clash that forged pharaonic power and sparked cultural exchanges that helped build one of the greatest empires in history.
Cast
Dr. Eric Cline
Israel Finkelstein
Seasons
Each episode explores a decisive clash that forged pharaonic power and sparked cultural exchanges that helped build one of the greatest empires in history.
E1Thutmose III - The Battle of Meggido
Aug 28, 2025
Founded the legend of the most warlike of pharaohs, Thutmose III, who reinvented warfare for millennia to come.
E2Ramses II - The Battle of Qadesh
Aug 28, 2025
A battle worthy of Hollywood that founded the glory of Ramses II when he faces the king Muwatalli II at Qadesh.
E3Ptolemy IV - The Battle of Raphia
Aug 28, 2025
When Pharoah Ptolemy IV confronts Antiochos the Great at Raphia, that's 100,000 men from all Mediterranean clash with dramatic consequences.
E4Cleopatra - The Battle of Actium
Aug 28, 2025
To regain the power and glory of the pharaohs Cleopatra defies Octavian in one of the greatest naval battles of Antiquity: the battle of Actium. Which leads to the downfall of Cleopatra and the Egyptian Empire, and the advent of Octavian as emperor.
Videos
Storyline
Each episode explores a decisive clash that forged pharaonic power and sparked cultural exchanges that helped build one of the greatest empires in history.
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