Series
Pharaohs at War
DocumentaryWar & Politics
Each episode explores a decisive clash that forged pharaonic power and sparked cultural exchanges that helped build one of the greatest empires in history.
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Seasons & episodes
Each episode explores a decisive clash that forged pharaonic power and sparked cultural exchanges that helped build one of the greatest empires in history.
1Thutmose III - The Battle of Meggido28 Aug 2025 · 49mFounded the legend of the most warlike of pharaohs, Thutmose III, who reinvented warfare for millennia to come.
2Ramses II - The Battle of Qadesh28 Aug 2025 · 49mA battle worthy of Hollywood that founded the glory of Ramses II when he faces the king Muwatalli II at Qadesh.
3Ptolemy IV - The Battle of Raphia28 Aug 2025 · 49mWhen Pharoah Ptolemy IV confronts Antiochos the Great at Raphia, that's 100,000 men from all Mediterranean clash with dramatic consequences.
4Cleopatra - The Battle of Actium28 Aug 2025 · 49mTo regain the power and glory of the pharaohs Cleopatra defies Octavian in one of the greatest naval battles of Antiquity: the battle of Actium. Which leads to the downfall of Cleopatra and the Egyptian Empire, and the advent of Octavian as emperor.
Details
- First aired
- 28 Aug 2025
- Last aired
- 28 Aug 2025
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Sky History
- Episodes
- 4
Cast
- DDr. Eric Cline
- IIsrael Finkelstein
