Ancient Egypt — The Rest Is History Vault

The Rest Is History episodes about Ancient Egypt

27. Tutankhamun
2021-03-01 • 1353 BC – 1323 BC
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook ask why Tutankhamun remains the best known of the Egyptian pharaohs. They examine the discovery of the tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 and discuss Tutankhamun’s relativ…
Tutankhamun Howard Carter Akhenaten Egypt Ancient Egypt
299: The Greatest Female Pharaoh
2023-01-30 • 1479 BC – 1458 BC
"One of the greatest rulers to have ever lived" - Tom Holland. But how much do you know about Hatshepsut? And how did she propel herself from regent to become one of the most revered rulers of all tim…
Hatshepsut Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt
361. The Lost Library of Alexandria
2023-08-20
One of the greatest institutions of the ancient world, the Library of Alexandria was the embodiment of ultimate learning, and a “repository of everything”. Built within the same complex as the tomb of…
Alexander the Great Library of Alexandria Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece