Each episode explores a decisive clash that forged pharaonic power and sparked cultural exchanges that helped build one of the greatest empires in history.
When Thutmose III became pharaoh, he immediately wants to prove his worth during the Battle of Megiddo against the kings of Canaan.
The pharaoh Ramses II and Hittite king Muwatalli II clash in Qadesh. At the end, Ramses claims victory, but so does his enemy!
The Hellenistic pharaohs have been fighting the Seleucid Empire. Until Pharaoh Ptolemy IV confronted Antiochos the Great at Raphia.
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.