Everything you ever wanted to know about Ancient Egypt. Dan is joined by Dr Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the Manchester Museum, as they embark on a whistlestop tour through the history of this iconic kingdom that lasted for millennia. 0:00 - The Birth of Ancient Egypt: Unification & Dynasty 1 6:05 - The Age of Pyramids: Building the Old Kingdom 16:24 - Collapse & Rebirth: Egypt's Middle Kingdom 28:06 - Egypt's Golden Age: The Mighty New Kingdom 37:14 - The Long Decline: From Sea Peoples to Alexander the Great 41:02 - The Last Pharaoh: Cleopatra & The Roman Conquest Produced by James Hickmann, Mariana Des Forges, edited by Natija Grauzinyte and the channel manager is Vilde Øksnes. You can find more Dan Snow's History Hit on the audio podcast here: https://podfollow.com/dan-snows-history-hit/view Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds.