The Vengeance of Nitocris (A Fairytale of Ancient Egypt)
Don’t swim for at least 30 minutes after a banquet… Around 2150 BCE, so the story goes, the Queen-King Nitocris sought vengeance on those who had wronged her. This tale comes from Herodotos, and in 19...
7 Mars 201441min
Rain Over The Giza Pyramids (2024 Update)
Updated with new research. Between 2500—2200 BCE, Egypt witnessed a period of surprisingly high rainfall. While the Old Kingdom was much wetter than today, archaeologists have found strong evidence fo...
5 Mars 20148min
24b: Decline & Fall of the Old Kingdom (Part 2)
Why did it all go so wrong? We’ve explored the historical overview of Old Kingdom decline; but what was driving it? There are three major factors that caused this fall. Two originate in the climate, t...
5 Mars 201436min
Technology of the Pyramid Age with Dr. Martin Odler (Part 2)
Recorded 2024. How does copper cut stone? Martin Odler specialises in ancient Egyptian technology. Specifically, the manufacture and use of metal in tools and industry. In this interview, Dr. Odler sh...
5 Mars 201448min
Technology of the Pyramid Age with Dr. Martin Odler (Part 1)
Recorded 2021. Dr. Martin Odler is a researcher at the Czech Institute of Egyptology, at Charles University in Prague. He studies the tools and objects that Egyptians used to build their famous monume...
4 Mars 201446min
24a: Decline & Fall of the Old Kingdom (Part 1)
Why did the Old Kingdom disappear? Was it an overnight "collapse," or something more long term? In this episode, and the next, we explore the question in overview. This chapter focusses on the histori...
3 Mars 201431min
23: The Children of Pepy
A Long, Long Reign. King Pepy ruled more than sixty years, by some estimates. In his later years, this long reign was becoming an issue. The aging monarch was losing influence, and his children were d...
24 Nov 201325min
22: Pepy Lives (Last Flowering of the Old Kingdom)
Ruling the World. King Pepy ruled long and his authority reached far and wide. To understand Egyptian society in this period, we must meet the important families (nobility) who served Pepy, and see ho...
4 Nov 201319min
