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Pharaohs at War

Pharaohs at War

2025•PG•Documentary•War & Politics
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Each episode explores a decisive clash that forged pharaonic power and sparked cultural exchanges that helped build one of the greatest empires in history.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 28, 2025

Episodes

Episode 1 - Thutmose III - The Battle of MeggidoE149m

Thutmose III - The Battle of Meggido

Founded the legend of the most warlike of pharaohs, Thutmose III, who reinvented warfare for millennia to come.

Aug 28, 2025

Episode 2 - Ramses II - The Battle of QadeshE249m

Ramses II - The Battle of Qadesh

A battle worthy of Hollywood that founded the glory of Ramses II when he faces the king Muwatalli II at Qadesh.

Aug 28, 2025

Episode 3 - Ptolemy IV - The Battle of RaphiaE349m

Ptolemy IV - The Battle of Raphia

When Pharoah Ptolemy IV confronts Antiochos the Great at Raphia, that's 100,000 men from all Mediterranean clash with dramatic consequences.

Aug 28, 2025

Episode 4 - Cleopatra - The Battle of ActiumE449m

Cleopatra - The Battle of Actium

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.

Aug 28, 2025

Actors

Dr. Eric Cline

Israel Finkelstein

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