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The Teaching Company brings you the fascinating histories of the most famous Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. From King Narmer to Cleopatra, this course gives the listener a wealth of information. The Course Guidebooks include lecture outlines, reading suggestions, a map, timelines, and a glossary. Lecture 1. King Narmer—The Unification of Egypt 2. Sneferu—The Pyramid Builder 3. Hatshepsut—Female Pharaoh 4. Akhenaten—Heretic Pharaoh 5. Tutankhamen—The Lost Pharaoh 6. Tutankhamen—A Murder Theory 7. Ramses the Great—The Early Years 8. Ramses the Great—The Twilight Years 9. The Great Nubians—Egypt Restored 10. Alexander the Great—Anatomy of a Legend 11. The First Ptolemies—Greek Greatness 12. Cleopatra—The Last Pharaoh