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DW | Ancient Egypt - 24 – Third Intermediate Period
08 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailIn the last episode we discussed the final kings of the New Kingdom. During the reign of Ramesses XI, the priests of Amun at Thebes br...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 23 – End of the New Kingdom
19 Mar 2026
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Send us Fan MailIn the last episode, we focused on Ramesses III, Egypt's final monarch to wield any substantial power over the kingdom. With his ...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 22 – Pharaoh Ramesses III
01 Mar 2026
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Send a textIn the last episode we discussed the end of the 19th Dynasty and left off with Queen Twosret. Her death ended in confusion and civil war. T...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 21 – End of the 19th Dynasty
29 Jan 2026
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed the reign of Ramesses II and noted how he would outlive most of his sons before dying at the age of ar...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 20 – Pharaoh Ramesses II
10 Jan 2026
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Send us a textIn the last episode we discussed the rise of the 19th Dynasty and left off with Pharaoh Seti I. His son, Ramesses II, would lead Egypt i...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 19 – Rise of the 19th Dynasty
03 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we focused on Tutankhamun and the turbulent times after his death. We left off with the death of Horemheb and the s...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 18 – Pharaoh Tutankhamun
11 Oct 2025
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Send us a textThis biography highlights King Tutankhamun, the world's most famous Pharaoh, thanks to Howard Carter's incredible discovery in...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 17 – Pharaoh Akhenaten
28 Sep 2025
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed the 'Golden Age of Ancient Egypt'. We left off with the death of Amenhotep III and the rise ...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 16 – The Golden Age
21 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn the last episode we discussed Tuthmosis III and the Battle of Megiddo. The Napoleon of Egypt was succeeded by his son, Amenhotep II, ...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 15 – Pharaoh Tuthmosis III
23 Jul 2025
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Send us a textReversing the roles, Tuthmosis III became co-regent for the first 22 years of his reign and disappeared from the historical record. Si...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 14 – Queen Hatshepsut
18 Jul 2025
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Send us a textThis biography highlights Queen Hatshepsut, who was one of Egypt's greatest and least known rulers. She was more powerful than Cleo...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 13 – Rise of the New Kingdom
01 Jul 2025
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed the Second Intermediate Period and the expulsion of the Hyksos. The Pharaoh responsible for this liber...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 12 – Second Intermediate Period
03 Jun 2025
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed the 12th Dynasty and its 'Golden Age' for Middle Kingdom Egypt. We left off with Pharaoh Sob...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 11 – The 12th Dynasty
18 May 2025
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed the First Intermediate Period and the rise of the Middle Kingdom. We ended with the last king of the 1...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 10 – The First Intermediate Period
14 Apr 2025
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed the 5th Dynasty and revealed the causes for the Old Kingdom decline. We continue this decline with the...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 09 – The 5th Dynasty Sun Kings
06 Jan 2025
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we focused on the Second and Third Pyramids of Giza and left off with Shepseskaf returning to Saqqara to build his ...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 08 – Pharaohs Khafre & Menkaure
07 Dec 2024
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we focused on Khufu and the Great Pyramid. We left off at the brief reign of his son, Djedefre. He was succeeded by...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 07 – Pharaoh Khufu
29 Oct 2024
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed King Sneferu and observed how he, through trial and error, constructed the first true pyramid. His son...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 06 - Pharaoh Sneferu
17 Oct 2024
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed the Third Dynasty and observed the advancements toward the pyramid complex. We begin this episode with...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 05 - Rise of the Old Kingdom
11 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn the last episode, we discussed the first Pharaohs and ended with little known Dynasty II. Pharaoh Khasekhemwy, the last Pharaoh of th...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 04 - The 2nd Dynasty
14 Aug 2024
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Send us a textIn the last episode we focused on the First Dynasty Pharaohs and revealed their burial practices. In this episode, we reveal the Second ...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 03 - The First Pharaohs
05 Jan 2024
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Send us a textIn the last episode we discussed Prehistoric Egypt and ended with the small communities along the Nile unifying into two separate kingdo...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 02 - Prehistoric Egypt
12 Sep 2023
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Send us a textIn the last episode we discussed an introduction to Ancient Egypt and reviewed the chronological timeline. In this episode we'll fo...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 01 - Introduction
29 Jun 2023
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Send us a textWelcome to the DW World History Series. This study focuses on 3,000 years of Egyptian history beginning with King Narmer and ending with...