The desert at Giza holds monuments so old they were already ancient when the classical world was young. In this episode, we wander through the long, quiet history of the Egyptian pyramids — from the first tentative steps of stacked stone at Saqqara to the Great Pyramid's two million limestone blocks settling under four and a half thousand years of sun. Along the way, we linger in the mythology that gave these structures their purpose: the journey of the sun god Ra through the underworld, the weighing of hearts in the Hall of Ma'at, and the gentle hope that a soul, properly prepared, might sail forever among the imperishable stars.

This episode includes AI-generated content.