In 1550 B.C., more than 1,200 years after the Great Pyramids were finished, ancient Egyptian pharaohs were building magnificent temples adorned with huge monuments that pointed to the sky.

We connected with Elgazzar to learn how she sifted through 1,000 years of history to capture the rich and storied history of ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations.