Season 1

Episodes • 2025

Dr. Eric Cline
Israel Finkelstein
Thutmose III - The Battle of Meggido

1. Thutmose III - The Battle of Meggido

49 min

Founded the legend of the most warlike of pharaohs, Thutmose III, who reinvented warfare for millennia to come.

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Ramses II - The Battle of Qadesh

2. Ramses II - The Battle of Qadesh

49 min

A battle worthy of Hollywood that founded the glory of Ramses II when he faces the king Muwatalli II at Qadesh.

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Ptolemy IV - The Battle of Raphia

3. Ptolemy IV - The Battle of Raphia

49 min

When Pharoah Ptolemy IV confronts Antiochos the Great at Raphia, that's 100,000 men from all Mediterranean clash with dramatic consequences.

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Cleopatra - The Battle of Actium

4. Cleopatra - The Battle of Actium

49 min

To 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.

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