Planet Egypt

If you're an ancient Egypt fan, this is a terrific choice.
The two discs are packed with information & the cinematogy is great. The re-enactments seemed filmed from real life -- the ancient ruins are spectacular. Disc one is "Birth of an Empire" & "Pharoahs at War". The second: "Temples of Power" & "Quest for Eternity". Present-day ruins are transformed into what the ancients saw & the amount of gold the ancient Egyptians used is unbelievable.

Importance of early Egypt civilization recognized
By Jim Clark, publisher, Lee County Courier, Tupelo, MS

Egypt is on my short list of countries I'd love to visit.
Most all archaeologists believe the first man appeared in Africa. Since Egypt is located in northern Africa, it was clearly one of the first highly developed societies and therefore, one of the most interesting.
One of the reasons this society was able to flourish was the fact it was located in the Nile River valley. The Egyptians were one of the first to develop a writing system, agricultural projects, trade with surrounding regions, medicine, and of course, feats of amazing architecture.
The History Channel's Planet Egypt has created a four-part miniseries that covers these areas and more. It explores its humble beginnings, the wars that took place and the peace that followed during its first 3,000 years as an empire.
I was especially interested in the religious aspect. After all, this was the dawn of man searching without the use of books...

Very interesting
I love any thing evey thing Egyptian. This documentary was interesting and well done. The reenactments were cool and not all cheesy. If you like documentaries on ancient Egypt you'll like this.

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