Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 67 pages ; 22 cm.). |
Series |
Great courses. Topic, History ; Subtopic, Ancient history |
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Great courses (DVD). Ancient & medieval history.
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Note |
"Course No. 3588." |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1. |
Performer |
Lecturer: Bob Brier, Long Island University. |
Note |
12 lectures (30 minutes/lecture). |
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Accompanying guide includes biographical information, lecture notes and outlines, timelines, glossaries, and bibliographical references. |
Summary |
Twelve lectures that focus on the fascinating leaders of ancient Egypt. By recounting the lives and accomplishments of the great ones of Egypt, they will present a history of Egypt spreading over 30 centuries. |
Contents |
Disc 1. Lecture 1. King Narmer : the unification of Egypt -- Lecture 2. Sneferu : the pyramid builder -- Lecture 3. Hatshepsut : female pharaoh -- Lecture 4. Akhenaten : heretic pharaoh -- Lecture 5. Tutankhamen : the lost pharaoh -- Lecture 6. Tutankhamen : a murder theory -- Disc 2. Lectures 7-12. Rameses the Great -- The early years -- Rameses the Great : the twilight years -- The great Nubians : Egypt restored -- Alexander the Great : anatomy of a legend -- The first Ptolemies : Greek greatness -- Cleopatra : the last pharaoh. |
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Disc 2. Lecture 7. Rameses the Great : the early years -- Lecture 7. Rameses the Great : the twilight years -- Lecture 7. The great Nubians : Egypt restored -- Lecture 7. Alexander the Great : anatomy of a legend -- Lecture 7. The first Ptolemies : Greek greatness -- Lecture 7. Cleopatra : the last pharaoh. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Pharaohs.
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Egypt -- History.
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Egypt -- Civilization.
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Added Author |
Brier, Bob, teacher.
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Teaching Company.
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ISBN |
1565859677 |
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9781565859678 |
Music No. |
3588 Teaching Company |
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ID3588A-01 Teaching Company (DVDs) |
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PB3588 Teaching Company (course guidebook) |
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