#6312 Coming egyptian docu-drama
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scottobearAh, wonderful! That's what I was looking for! Ancient Egyptians on TLC thanks, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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AIRDATES
The Battle of Megiddo - Sunday, Dec. 7 8 p.m. and midnight ET/PT
Tomb Robbers Sunday, Dec. 7 - 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. ET/PT
The Priests of Amun Monday, Dec. 8 - 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET/PT
The Cult of the Apis Bull Monday, Dec. 8 - 9 p.m. and midnight ET/PT
Ancient Egyptians
This four-part docu-drama will be narrated by Jeremy Sisto from HBO's Six Feet Under.
The Battle of Megiddo
The struggle that gave birth to an empire.
May 19, 1458 B.C. — A rebel Syrian warlord challenges the might of Egypt. On a plain below the city of Megiddo, the two greatest armies the ancient world has ever seen prepare to fight. The fate of Egypt lies in the hands of its young pharaoh, who has never before seen battle. This is a true story. The chronicle of this epic struggle was carved into the stone walls of the temple of Karnak over 3,500 years ago. It records how a pampered prince was transformed by war — and turned his kingdom into an empire. He became Egypt's greatest warrior pharaoh, Tuthmosis III.
Tomb Robbers
The great tomb-robbing scandal of the 20th Dynasty
October 1111 B.C. — The holy city of Thebes is rocked by scandal. The tombs of the pharaohs are being plundered of priceless treasure. A laborer called Amenpanufer is arrested for tomb robbery and tortured. Three thousand years later, the records of his trial still survive. But this is no ordinary criminal case. It's the true story of the greatest tomb-robbing scandal in Egypt's history. The poor quarryman is just a fall guy, hauled in to cover up a web of lies and corruption — but he knows enough to bring down the most powerful men in Egypt.
The Priests of Amun
The greatest tragedy of ancient Egypt's Renaissance
March 632 B.C. — In the temple of Teudjoi in Middle Egypt, a group of priests gather to plot a murder. For decades, they've suffered under the brutal reign of a powerful outsider, Petiese, the cousin of Egypt's new pharaoh. Now the time has come for revenge against his unsuspecting family: his daughter, son-in-law and their two young boys. The story of this tragic family saga has survived for 2,500 years. Set against the backdrop of a nation in turmoil, it's the story of a 30-year feud that tears apart a city and brings down one of the most powerful dynasties in Egypt.
The Cult of the Apis Bull
Murder, betrayal and decadence in Egypt's dying days
Egypt, 164 B.C. — A bull that is worshipped as a God dies. Two children, twin girls, are plucked from poverty to become virgin priestesses of the Apis Bull cult. Their mother has abandoned them, and their father has been murdered. As handmaidens to the dead bull, they may be saved from a life of poverty and prostitution — but not if their mother has her way. The true story of the sacred twins is told in a letter they wrote to the pharaoh over 2,000 years ago. It's a tragic tale of greed and betrayal that unfolds in the shadowy underworld of the great temple city of Saqqara in the last decades of the Egyptian empire.
egofood!AIRDATES
The Battle of Megiddo - Sunday, Dec. 7 8 p.m. and midnight ET/PT
Tomb Robbers Sunday, Dec. 7 - 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. ET/PT
The Priests of Amun Monday, Dec. 8 - 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET/PT
The Cult of the Apis Bull Monday, Dec. 8 - 9 p.m. and midnight ET/PT
Ancient Egyptians
This four-part docu-drama will be narrated by Jeremy Sisto from HBO's Six Feet Under.
The Battle of Megiddo
The struggle that gave birth to an empire.
May 19, 1458 B.C. — A rebel Syrian warlord challenges the might of Egypt. On a plain below the city of Megiddo, the two greatest armies the ancient world has ever seen prepare to fight. The fate of Egypt lies in the hands of its young pharaoh, who has never before seen battle. This is a true story. The chronicle of this epic struggle was carved into the stone walls of the temple of Karnak over 3,500 years ago. It records how a pampered prince was transformed by war — and turned his kingdom into an empire. He became Egypt's greatest warrior pharaoh, Tuthmosis III.
Tomb Robbers
The great tomb-robbing scandal of the 20th Dynasty
October 1111 B.C. — The holy city of Thebes is rocked by scandal. The tombs of the pharaohs are being plundered of priceless treasure. A laborer called Amenpanufer is arrested for tomb robbery and tortured. Three thousand years later, the records of his trial still survive. But this is no ordinary criminal case. It's the true story of the greatest tomb-robbing scandal in Egypt's history. The poor quarryman is just a fall guy, hauled in to cover up a web of lies and corruption — but he knows enough to bring down the most powerful men in Egypt.
The Priests of Amun
The greatest tragedy of ancient Egypt's Renaissance
March 632 B.C. — In the temple of Teudjoi in Middle Egypt, a group of priests gather to plot a murder. For decades, they've suffered under the brutal reign of a powerful outsider, Petiese, the cousin of Egypt's new pharaoh. Now the time has come for revenge against his unsuspecting family: his daughter, son-in-law and their two young boys. The story of this tragic family saga has survived for 2,500 years. Set against the backdrop of a nation in turmoil, it's the story of a 30-year feud that tears apart a city and brings down one of the most powerful dynasties in Egypt.
The Cult of the Apis Bull
Murder, betrayal and decadence in Egypt's dying days
Egypt, 164 B.C. — A bull that is worshipped as a God dies. Two children, twin girls, are plucked from poverty to become virgin priestesses of the Apis Bull cult. Their mother has abandoned them, and their father has been murdered. As handmaidens to the dead bull, they may be saved from a life of poverty and prostitution — but not if their mother has her way. The true story of the sacred twins is told in a letter they wrote to the pharaoh over 2,000 years ago. It's a tragic tale of greed and betrayal that unfolds in the shadowy underworld of the great temple city of Saqqara in the last decades of the Egyptian empire.
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Date: 2003-12-09 05:54 am (UTC)If you could help I would appreciate it.
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Date: 2003-12-10 05:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-12-10 08:39 am (UTC)Twins Names
Date: 2003-12-14 07:58 pm (UTC)Taous - Hassna Costo, Tages - Hassania Costo
Can't Seem To Find Any Further Info On The Actresses. Pete
Re: Twins Names
Date: 2003-12-14 07:58 pm (UTC)Re: Twins Names
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Date: 2003-12-14 08:04 pm (UTC)priests of amun
Date: 2004-12-02 11:47 pm (UTC)Re: priests of amun
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