Civilisations: Rise and Fall
Egypt
Season 1 Episode 2 of 4
Sophie Okonedo narrates a look at the demise of the Ptolemaic kingdom of ancient Egypt, one of history's most bloodstained dynasties. The 3,000-year-old Egyptian civilisation faced disaster due to civil war between Queen Cleopatra and her brother, while a famine caused by the failure of the Nile's flood cycle and the increasing dominance of Rome threatened its survival
Civilisations: Rise and Fall airs on BBC Two HD at 12:50 AM, Friday 12 December. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
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General
Sophie Okonedo
Narrator
Melissanthi Mahut
Actor
Jake Meniani
Actor