Episode 01 - Das Ägyptische Reich
28 Min 16 Sec
For almost 4,000 years, the Egyptian Empire existed. Pharaohs and priests created a high culture that developed hieroglyphics, the Egyptian calendar, a diverse pantheon of gods, and a pronounced cult of the dead. The millennia-long era of Egyptian pharaohs ended with the death of a woman: Cleopatra VII, said to be beautiful, intelligent, and a shrewd politician. After the conquest of Alexandria by the Roman general Octavius in 30 BC, Egypt's last queen took her own life. A film about the fall of an empire.