Poster of Ancient Lives - Season 1 - Episode 2 - The Mountains of Gold

Ancient Lives - Season 1 - The Mountains of Gold (Episode 2)

Plot: The stories of two ordinary workers-Kenhirkhopeshef, a dedicated scribe, and Paneb, a volatile foreman-reveal how religious beliefs informed the everyday lives of the Egyptians. When Ramses III moved the royal court from Thebes to the delta, the close-knit tomb-makers' community began to split along class lines
Episode Aired On:
Sunday, January 1 1983
40 years ago