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Nubia

The first episode looks at Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan, a kingdom that dominated a vast area of the eastern Sahara for thousands of years. Its people were described as barbarians and mercenaries, and yet Nubia has left us with some of the most spectacular monuments in the world. Casely-Hayford traces the origins of this fascinating kingdom back to 10,000 BC. He explores how it developed and what happened to it and its people, discovering that its kings once ruled Ancient Egypt and that it was defeated not by its rivals but by its environment.

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  • Originally Aired January 5, 2010
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network BBC Four
  • Created June 2, 2018 by
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Name Type Role
Gus Casely-Hayford Writer
Gus Casely-Hayford Guest Star
Michael Simkin, Ross Harper Director