Showing results for "Absolute Power" in History

The sensational story of the last two centuries of the papacy, its most influential pontiffs, troubling doctrines, and rise in global authority In 1799, the papacy was at rock bottom: The Papal States had been swept away and Rome seized by the revolutionary French armies. With cardinals...

Written in the tradition of historians like Stacy Schiff and Amanda Foreman who find modern lessons in ancient history, this provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3,000-year empire and its meaning today.

The Pharaohs of Egypt ruled for over three millennia, wielding absolute power as gods on earth. This show, hosted by Lucas and Luna, traces the arc of Egyptian civilization from the Early Dynastic Period to the fall of Cleopatra VII. Delve into the Old Kingdom pyramid builders like Khufu, the Middle Kingdom reunification under Mentuhotep II, and the New Kingdom empire-builders such as Thutmose III and Ramesses II. Explore the Amarna heresy of Akhenaten, the golden tomb of Tutankhamun, and the colossal temples of Karnak and Luxor. Lucas and Luna dissect the political intrigues of the Harem ...