Kingship in the Old Kingdom- Miroslav Barta

05/02/2021 26 min
Kingship in the Old Kingdom- Miroslav Barta

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode:
Professor Miroslav Barta will be talking about kingship during the Egyptian Old Kingdom. He will introduce us to the most prominent roles of an Egyptian king, the position of the king within the hierarchy of being, the role of the elite in the perpetuation, upkeep of kingship, and the role played by the king in the decline of the state at the end of the 6th Dynasty. He will also talk to us about who built the pyramids and will introduce us to the lesser-known pyramids of the 5th and 6th Dynasties. In conversation with Dr. Yasmin El Shazly, ARCE's Deputy Director for Research and Programs.

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