Queens of Ancient Egypt

Queens of Ancient Egypt
TV Show · Documentary · History

Cleopatra may be the most famous ancient monarch, but she is only one in a long line of Egyptian queens, spanning 3,000 years of history.

2023 · 52m
Starring Colleen Darnell, Aidan Dodson, Sahar Saleem
Director Stephen Rooke

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Queen Tiye
    Over three thousand years ago, the Egyptian queen Tiye became a goddess on Earth. She also inspired a religious revolution that threw Egypt into turmoil. Tiye may have blazed a trail for the world’s leading religions – and the belief that there is only one true god.
    52m
  • EPISODE 2
    The Other Cleopatra
    Cleopatra II, namesake of the great Cleopatra VII, had an even more shocking reign. Hers is a dramatic tale of incest, murder, rape and mutilation. Cleopatra II wielded great power and would do anything to keep it. She saw her dynasty torn apart by hatred—but she also saved it from destruction.
    52m
  • EPISODE 3
    Cleopatra's Daughter
    Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, saw her dynasty collapse amid her parents’ defeat and suicide. Taken to Rome as a prisoner, all looked lost for Selene. But she rose from the embers to marry the African king Juba II and become one of the continent’s greatest queens.
    52m

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  • Ramses The Great: King of Ancient Egypt
  • Legends of the Pharaohs
  • Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies
  • The Immortals: The Wonders of the Museo Egizio
  • Cleopatra's Secret Tomb
  • Lost Army of King Cambyses

Cast & Crew

  • C‌D
    Colleen Darnell
    Self
  • A‌D
    Aidan Dodson
    Self
  • S‌S
    Sahar Saleem
    Self
  • H‌S
    Hourig Sourouzian
    Self
  • D‌C
    Diana Craig Patch
    Self
  • D‌K
    Dorrie Krum Raymond
    Self
  • A‌M
    Alex McAuley
    Self
  • L‌L
    Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
    Self
  • H‌A
    Heba Abd el Gawad
    Self
  • D‌W
    Duane W. Roller
    Self
  • M‌L
    Michael Livingston
    Self

About

Queens of Ancient Egypt

Documentary

Cleopatra may be the most famous ancient monarch, but she is only one in a long line of Egyptian queens, spanning 3,000 years of history.

Information

Studio
Special Broadcasting Service
Released
2023
Rated
TV-14
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Ireland

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States), English (United Kingdom), German
Audio

English (United States) , English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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