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Lost Cities of the Ancients

The Vanished Capital of the Pharaoh (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Piramesse (Pi-Ramesses) was built to be the new capital city of pharaoh Ramesses II. The remains of the city were thought to be at Tanis, but the painstaking work of archaeologist Manfred Bietak uncovered a remarkable story.
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Director
Writer
Mark Everest (written by)
Composer
Carles Riba (music written and performed by)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 4, 2006

Release date
Sep 4, 2006 (United Kingdom)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Mark Halliley
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Malcolm Scates
Pierre Montet Pierre Montet   See fewer
Ben Homewood
Montet's Assistant Montet's Assistant   See fewer
Manfred Bietak
Self - Vienna Institute of Archaeological Sciences (as Prof Manfred Bietak) Self - Vienna Institute of Archaeological Sciences (as Prof Manfred Bietak)   See fewer
Aidan Dodson
Self - Egyptologist, Bristol University (as Dr. Aidan Dodson) Self - Egyptologist, Bristol University (as Dr. Aidan Dodson)   See fewer
Edgar Pusch
Self - Archaeologist, Pelizaeus-Museum (as Dr Edgar Pusch) Self - Archaeologist, Pelizaeus-Museum (as Dr Edgar Pusch)   See fewer
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