Ancient Egypt s Age Of Fear: Secrets Of The Saqqara Tomb | Immortal Egypt | Timeline

The professor explores one of Saqqara s last pyramid complexes to illustrate how Ancient Egypt s `Pyramid Age came to an end. A worsening climate combined with political upheaval, famine and economic difficulties to plunge the state into a dark era of civil war, with the land dividing into smaller city-states headed by ambitious small-town leaders. In an obscure tomb in Thebes, she uncovers the stories of warriors who fought in the bloody battle that would eventually lead to Egypt s reunification, and reveals how settlers known as the `Hyksos tried to infiltrate the fledgling nation s government to seize the throne. It s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world s best history documentary service, at a huge discount using the code TIMELINE ---ᐳ http://bit.ly/3a7ambu You can find more from us on: https://www.facebook.com/timelineWH https://www.instagram.com/timelineWH This channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com