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The greatest civilization of all time. The story of ancient Egypt can be told through the reigns of her most powerful rulers. From the emergence of the first Pharaoh, Narmer, to the death of Cleopatra in 30 B.C. we chronicle the lives of the men and women who commanded this ancient civilization. In their quest for eternity, the great pharaohs pushed the limits of art, science and imagination. The result was the creation of the world's most majestic monuments, we take a close look at the work that artisans, engineers and labourers devoted their entire lives to.
Includes:
The Great Pharaohs Part 1, The Great Pharaohs Part 2, The Great Sphinx, Tombs Of The Gods, The Great Builders Of Egypt, King Ramses 11, The Library Of Alexandria, The Rosetta Stone.
Includes:
The Great Pharaohs Part 1, The Great Pharaohs Part 2, The Great Sphinx, Tombs Of The Gods, The Great Builders Of Egypt, King Ramses 11, The Library Of Alexandria, The Rosetta Stone.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Having been on the holiday of a lifetime to Egypt recently, I jumped at the chance to add this box set to my already large collection. I was thrilled with it. Historically spot on; beautifully produced; packaged sensibly and elegantly. The various discs cover everything an interested party would want to know about the ancients. Would recommend it to everyone, even the academics.
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I expected this to be a single, coherent series but it isn't. It's just a collection of programmes that were made at different times by different people. Mainly, they do get the message across but those made originally for the American market are really quite poor. They have that kind of 30's style narration, using flowery language and avoiding too many big words. You know the kind of thing! I equate it to American style "wildlife" programmes where they depict animals to synchronised cartoon music.
Leonard Nimoy narrates the 'Sphinx' episode for some reason. His dreary, monotone voice is enough to send you to sleep.
The other issue is that some programmes were made in the 90's or perhaps even late 80's and I bet there have been more discoveries since then.
My advice is to avoid this "series" and try to find something more recent.
Leonard Nimoy narrates the 'Sphinx' episode for some reason. His dreary, monotone voice is enough to send you to sleep.
The other issue is that some programmes were made in the 90's or perhaps even late 80's and I bet there have been more discoveries since then.
My advice is to avoid this "series" and try to find something more recent.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It would be impossible to cover a subject as rich and diverse as the 3000 year history of Ancient Egypt in any depth in a documentary lasting just a few hours. However, this 8 DVD box set does provide a good basic introduction to several key features, which should whet many an appetite for more.
This box set would be a good starting point for someone keen to gain a foundation in the subject before moving on to more detailed studies of particular areas. Nevertheless, having gained a reasonable knowledge of Ancient Egypt over the years as an enthusiastic amateur, I still enjoyed these DVDs and found them to be interesting, well presented and a pleasure to watch. I'm sure many other viewers familiar with the subject to varying degrees will also enjoy this series and I thought the box set was certainly worth the money.
This box set would be a good starting point for someone keen to gain a foundation in the subject before moving on to more detailed studies of particular areas. Nevertheless, having gained a reasonable knowledge of Ancient Egypt over the years as an enthusiastic amateur, I still enjoyed these DVDs and found them to be interesting, well presented and a pleasure to watch. I'm sure many other viewers familiar with the subject to varying degrees will also enjoy this series and I thought the box set was certainly worth the money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
GOOD OVERALL VIEW OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Bought this before visiting all the pyramids and temples. The commentary sometimes a bit 'Hollywood' but nevertheless it covered all the relevant topics to help appreciate ancient... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Testarossa Cranleigh
Disappointing.
I had expected much more in-depth information on the six subjects of this series.I found it very superficial, more for someone learning about Egypt for the first time than for... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Solo
ancient egypt
An excellent DVD package , full of interesting facts , an excellent xmas gift and very
much appreciated by the receiptiant, excellent value.
much appreciated by the receiptiant, excellent value.
Published 4 months ago by the biggg
Present for my dad
My dad likes the history channel and i saw this and got it for him. He is a big fan of Egyptian video's and he told me that this was one of the best dvd's he's got on the subject... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. T. Treen
Ancient Egypt
I have had a interest in Ancient Egypt for over 60 years and read, collected many books on the subject. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Horus
Duplication !!
The content of this 6 disc set is fine - very instructive, without being too deep. Shame it forms 6 of an 8 disc set, also marketed by Amazon. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Xplod
Splendid Introdoction
I was originally put off buying this DVD because of the review containing the words 'Dumbed Down'. But upon watching these DVD's thoroughly I have drawn the conclusion that the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by R. S. Reynolds
Not really that good at all...
Poorly presented and dumbed down with a droning commentary. Don't waste your money cos even though it's cheap, it's still not good value.
Published 20 months ago by Josephine
great introduction to ancient egypt.
great introduction to ancient egypt.
Covers lots of topics.
there are some programs on the lives of the pharoahs, one on the sphinx, one on pyramids etc. etc. Read more
Covers lots of topics.
there are some programs on the lives of the pharoahs, one on the sphinx, one on pyramids etc. etc. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Peter Milsom
egypt dvds
gr8 present for my brother just what he wanted cin he is mad on ancient egypt an not long come bck from der aswell
Published 22 months ago by paul
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