“Egypt is the gift of the Nile”, that’s what Herodotus, the father of history said since the Nile is the lifeline as it provided Egypt with water for the cultivation of crops which led to the burgeoning of civilization all along the length of the Nile valley.

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00:00 The Beginning of Ancient Egypt
03:13 Predynastic Egypt
10:24 Early Dynastic Period
15:49 Third Dynasty
19:23 Old Kingdom / Pyramids
43:15 First Intermediate Period
56:28 Second Intermediate Period
1:03:53 New Kingdom
1:25:54 Third Intermediate Period
1:32:06 Late Period

For millennia, the grand pyramids of Egypt have towered over the desert sands, captivating and mystifying all who lay their eyes upon them.

In fact, everything about the great ancient civilization that once seized the lands remained a mystery.

That is until July 19, 1799.

A French soldier discovers a large stone, about 35 miles east of Alexandria, during Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian expedition.

Unearthing a written language that had been “dead” for thousands of years.

The translations would prove to be the key to unlocking the secrets of an entire civilization.