Product Description

In 1570 B.C., Rome was a marsh, the Acropolis an empty rock, but Egypt was 1,000 years old. The pyramid-builders were gone, yet Egypt still awaited its New Kingdom, an empire forged by conquest and remembered for eons. EGYPT'S GOLDEN EMPIRE comes to life through letters and records evoking the passion and riches of a time when Egypt was the center of the known world, its Pharaohs called gods, and great cities, temples and tombs built.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57905 in DVD
• Brand: Paramount
• Released on: 2005-04-05
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 160 minutes

Customer Reviews

Good Introductory Material
This DVD is a good introduction to the history of Egypt's New Empire period. Most of the interviewed scholars make insightful and accurate commentaries. The two exception I would point out to is when they speak of Pharaoh Akhenaten, of whom they present the conventional, questionable views of a fanatic, incompetent king; and secondly when they refer of the relationship between Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III, attributing to the latter the erasing of the Queen's name and images from certain monuments without having proof of the matter. Other than this are remarkable the many dramatizations and the shots from the monuments, works of art ( most of which are the originals ), and the compelling storytelling of a long history. If you really like Ancient Egypt or would like some nice introductory stuff this is a good choice. But keep learning more and make your own conclusions.

history of pharaohs
This is an excellent introduction to the succession of the pharaohs. It shows each ruler as he or she succeeded the others and what overall contribution of each to the benefit of the kingdom of Egypt. A good history lesson.

Egypt's Golden Empire
This is a great documentary for introducing one to the new kingdom, one of the most interesting times in all history and Egyptian history specifically. It has wonderful dramatic cinematography, with great narration and interviews of some prominent Egyptologists.