The Egypt of the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley of the Kings was an empire of indomitable might. Yet around 800 BC, the impossible happened. Kush, a subject kingdom from the south, rose up, conquered Egypt, enthroned his own Pharaohs and ruled for nearly one hundred years. Rise of the Black Pharaohs, Thursday at 7.30pm AEST. | HISTORY

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