Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

A Captivating Guide to the Age of the Pyramids and the Egyptian Pharaohs Who Ruled

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Jay Herbert

Discover how the first Egyptians built the colossal pyramids and the rise of the kings who ruled as gods.

The Egyptian pyramids are some of the greatest building feats ever achieved. At a time when the rest of the world was in the Bronze Age, living in small villages sustained by subsistence farming, the Egyptians built the pyramids.

It is mind-boggling to think they did this when mankind had not yet invented iron or the wheel. They did this when the only tools workmen had were made from either bronze, which had to be constantly re-sharpened, or stone or wood. It’s truly remarkable.

It raises a question: did the people of Egypt really cut great blocks of stone and arrange millions of tons of them into the perfect pyramid shape we all know so well? When you examine the evidence, the answer to that question is obvious.

But many more questions arise from that answer. How did the ancient engineers and designers train? Who first thought up this perfect shape? Did the workers come from slave colonies? How many people are needed to build such a huge structure?

Here’s a small sample of what you will discover:

• Who was the mysterious king who created the world’s first “nation?”
• Why did ancient Egypt’s kings have dozens of their people killed and buried with them when they were placed in royal tombs?
• Who was the architect of the world’s first pyramid?
• How accurate are the measurements of the pyramids?
• Why are they aligned with the stars?
• How many years did it take to build a pyramid?
• Why did the kings suddenly stop building pyramids for their tombs?
• Did Napoleon Bonaparte shoot the nose off the Sphinx for target practice?
• How did gigantic airbags help rescue a collapsing pyramid?

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fascinating introduction of the pyramids

great stories about how the pyramids 1st came about, and those who dared to buck tradition by building them.

I wish there was a different narrator though, as he is definitely my least favorite. his narration was a bit better this time. I only wish that he would pick one pronunciation of something and stick with it. that has got to be my biggest concern with all of his narrations so far

Interesting info!

This audiobook has a fair share of info on the pyramids and structures built prior to the more well known ones we typically find in history school texts/lessons. I am still baffled as to the how that they even constructed these massive structures. Ah, The Sphinx...such mystery!

I especially liked the chapter on The Workers, and those after that. Info on their diet, physique, and healthcare is neat. Dwarfs? I'd not heard about their presence before. It's almost as if they were used for entertainment. Thoughts of court jesters and circuses popped into my head first when hearing about them.

Overall, quite interesting info is presented. I already would like to listen again as its coverage is quite extensive for just a 1.5 hour listen. Well done.

Old kingdom of ancient Egypt

Thought this was a good audiobook. The narrator reminded me of the historical videos they used to show us during school. That Made it easy to follow. There was a ton of information which was great but some of the names got confusing so had to go back a couple times. Overall it was great!

A fantastic picture of Ancient Egypt

Loved the narrator, learned so much of the Pyramids. A fantastic audiobook. Highly recommend audiobook..

Short and insightful.

This was a very short and insightful telling of the kingdoms and ancient Egypt looking at it from the position of its rulers and their extravagant burial mounds, which eventually turned into pyramids. I found the chapter on the workers of the pyramids to be very interesting

Great story- okay narration

The story itself was wonderfully written, as always- however, the narration distracted from that. There were things mispronounced, including “Osiris,” and the overall narration style made it hard to enjoy the book.

great

I really enjoy listening to these books from captivating History. they are so enjoyable and informative

Did not like the narrator

He constantly raised his voice at the end of each sentence, which was very irritating. Sounded like he was reading to elementary school kids. I could only listen for three chapters, then finished the book by reading it myself.