Secrets of Egypt Revealed Podcast!
Unearth the hidden mysteries of Egypt in the "Secrets of Egypt Revealed Podcast"! Join Canadian Egyptologists Laura Roy and Francois Roy on a captivating journey through ancient temples, tombs, pyramids, and museums. Delve into timely topics of Ancient Egyptian history with lively discussions and expert commentary from Egypt. Don't miss this first-ever Canadian Ancient Egypt podcast, launching September 2023, where every episode uncovers a different site and its eternal secrets.
Episodes
12 episodes
Episode 9: Cairo: Colossi of Memnon Reborn: The Resurrection of the Greatest Mortuary Temple of All!
It was the largest temple ever built all in one go – for one god! Yet, with earthquakes, flooding, looting and a thousand natural calamities, all that has remained for centuries are the two famous colossal statues– The Colossi of Memnon – stand...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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32:47
Episode 8 (Part 2): Cairo: The Story of a Vibrant Victorious City
From its earliest origins in the fort of Babylon… to the tented town of Fustat…through the rise of Al Qahirah, sacred city of the Fatimids, Salah al Din and the Crusades… all the way to the Arab Spring of 2011, Cairo’s history is as vibrant and...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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27:19
Episode 8 (Part 1): Cairo: The Story of a Vibrant Victorious City
From its earliest origins in the fort of Babylon… to the tented town of Fustat…through the rise of Al Qahirah, sacred city of the Fatimids, Salah al Din and the Crusades… all the way to the Arab Spring of 2011, Cairo’s history is as vibrant and...
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37:04
Episode 7: Philae Temple of Isis: Magic. Mystery and Egypt’s Last Enduring Temple
Ahhh… Philae Temple, the last surviving temple of Egypt – and the domain of Isis, goddess of love and beauty. In this week’s episode, Laura and Francois will delve into the fascinating cult of Isis, the beloved and its intersection with Christi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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34:15
Episode 6: The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM): Billion-Dollar Home for Tut’s Treasures
Zahi Hawass calls it the greatest cultural project of the 21st century. It’s the largest archaeological museum in the world that stands at the foot of the Giza Pyramids. Recorded just prior to its opening, Laura and Francois discuss its incredi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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35:50
Episode 5: The Denderah Temple of Hathor Revealed
Arguably, the most beautiful temple in Egypt, the Hathor temple at Denderah is a Ptolemaic masterpiece. In this riveting episode, Francois and Laura discuss it’s very ancient origins, its magnificent Hypostyle hall of Hathoric columns built by ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:06
Episode 4: Saqqara and the Step Pyramid
Egypt’s first pyramid – and the world’s first building in stone: the Saqqara Step Pyramid. An amazing site to visit today – all the scaffolding gone and with entrance possible through the tunnels of the substructure. In this episode, Laura and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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21:22
Episode 3: The Egyptian Museum
The beautiful neoclassical pink building near Cairo’s Tahrir square has been home to Egypt’s most treasured artifacts for more than a century. Thousands and thousands of them! So much so that it has been called an antiquities warehouse. Objects...
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Episode 3
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37:55
Episode 2: The Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre
In this week’s episode, Francois and Laura continue their chat on the Giza plateau looking at Khafre’s Pyramid and the famous Sphinx. Khafre’s pyramid – the second biggest in the world – is notable not just for its size and grandeur but the mar...
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Episode 2
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33:08
Episode 1 (Part 2): The Giza Plateau & The Great Pyramid of King Khufu continued!
In this week’s episode, Francois and Laura continue their discussion on the Giza plateau delving into discoveries over recent decades: Merer’s papyrus (oldest ever found), an ancient journal of the shipman that brough stones to the Great Pyrami...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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18:41
Episode 1 (Part 1): The Giza Plateau & The Great Pyramid of King Khufu
In this week’s episode, Laura and Francois take you to the great Giza plateau, site of the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. They discuss this famous pyramid site in ancient times – and how it is transforming today to ensure its protecti...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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31:37
