The great tours a guided tour of ancient Egypt

DVD 2021

In all of the world's great historic civilizations, there is nothing quite like the splendor and magical allure of ancient Egypt. The wonders of ancient Egypt have drawn tourists for thousands of years; inspired Herodotus, Alexander the Great, Shakespeare, and Napoleon; influenced western art, decorative art, literature, and popular culture; and have enthralled countless millions of people around the world. What is it about the ancient Egyptians...

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Egypt Description and travel

Egypt History

Travel

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Great Courses : Travel Great courses (DVD). Travel

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ISBN:

9781644651018

Description:

4 digital videodiscs (circa 696 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm)
digital optical
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

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A guided tour of ancient Egypt
A guided tour to ancient Egypt

Notes:

Course number 80020
Accompanying material may vary
Course guidebook includes professor biography, course scope ; 24 lecture outlines, and bibliographical references (pages 206-223)
Lecturer: Melinda Hartwig, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Language and subtitles: English

Contents:

Disc 1
Exploring the gift of the Nile
The major museums of Cairo
How to build a pyramid
The Great Pyramid: the last ancient wonder
The Great Sphinx and the Giza Plateau
The Step Pyramid: Djoser's stairway to heaven
Disc 2
The capital at Memphis and the Saqqara tombs
Old, new and late Saqqara
Saqqara's famous fifth-dynasty tombs
King Sneferu and the first true pyramid
Power and revolution: Beni Hasan and Amarna
Akhenaten's city at Amarna and Hermopolis
Disc 3
Abydos: the religious center of Osiris
The Temple of Hathor at Dendera
The Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak
Luxor Temple and the Opet festival
Royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Queens and workmen's village
Disc 4
The Colossi of Memnon and Hatshepsut's Temple
Theban Tombs: the Necropolis of Nobles
Ptolemaic Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo
The ancient Egyptian frontier: Aswan
The temples at Philae and Abu Simbel
Alexandria and the lost city of Tanis

Control Number:

3102185

UPC:

978164465101

Other Authors:

Hartwig, Melinda K., author
Teaching Company, production company

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