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NOVA. Building pharaoh's chariot /

3,600-year-old reliefs in Egyptian tombs and temples depict pharaohs and warriors proudly riding into battle on horse-drawn chariots. Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological and strategic revolution, and was the secret weapon behind Egypt's greatest era of conquest known...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: O'Collins, Martin (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2013.
Series:The PBS Video Collection, Second Edition
Subjects:
Chariots > Design and construction.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Égypte > Antiquités.
Antiquities.
Egypt.
Online media.
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:3,600-year-old reliefs in Egyptian tombs and temples depict pharaohs and warriors proudly riding into battle on horse-drawn chariots. Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological and strategic revolution, and was the secret weapon behind Egypt's greatest era of conquest known as the New Kingdom. But was the Egyptian chariot really a revolutionary design? How decisive a role did it play in the bloody battles of the ancient world?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 22, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 min.)
Playing Time:00:53:32