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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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Arlington, VA :
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS),
2013.
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| Series: | The PBS Video Collection, Second Edition
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| 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? |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 22, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (54 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:53:32 |
