Aired: Nov 4, 2001 Egypt was occupied by foreigners except for a narrow strip of land around a t...
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire
Season 1 Episode 2: Pharaohs of the Sun
Art, technology, and new ideas enhance the wealth of the new empire, and diplomacy and military conquest ensure a firm grip on power. However, sun-worshiping pharaohs such as the royal couple Akhenaten and Nefertiti, and the inexperienced boy-king Tutankhamen, take the empire into uncharted waters.
