Egypt and the Rise of the Pharaohs

Egypt and the Rise of the Pharaohs

By Wondery / Patrick Wyman

Kings are practically synonymous with ancient Egypt, and it's not just because their monuments - like the pyramids - still tower above the desert and the Nile. Egyptian society was organized around the pharaohs in many different ways, but how did they come into being? What turned Egypt into one of the world's longest-lived kingdoms?

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