Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We've got Professor Joseph Manning of Yale University back in the tent today to answer all the Ancient Egypt questions you've always wanted to ask. What did the Egyptians know about Atlantis and how did they build the famed pyramids after all? Were King Tut and Cleopatra overrated? And is the Alexandria Library fire a myth? Professor Manning is back to explain it all. WELCOME TO CAMP!
🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: camp.beehiiv.com
Shoutout to our sponsors Morgan&Morgan and Bluechew
TIMECODES
0:00 Intro
0:54 Unknown Findings In Egypt
4:54 Egypts Famine
6:39 Could Farmers Write?
8:31 Timeframe of Ancient Egypt
12:28 King Tut
16:01 Where Did Egyptians Get Horses?
17:24 Regaining Control
21:20 Cleopatra Reign
24:57 Cleopatra's Death + Importance of Understanding Time
31:22 Why Do Some Records Last Longer Than Others?
36:02 How Much Writing Have We Found?
40:45 The First Pyramid
50:50 Materials For Pyramids
51:43 Obelisk
57:34 Freemasonry
1:03:09 First Egyptian Dynasty
1:05:35 Atlantis Story
1:09:30 Most Documented Egyptian Era + Scribes
1:15:33 Corruption of Scribes
1:19:19 Everyday Life of Egyptian Citizens
1:20:24 Importance of Property + Egyptian Lawyers
1:26:14 Gender Roles In Egypt
1:29:46 Cleopatra Records + Greek Influence
1:34:08 Lighthouse of Alexandria
1:35:58 Ptolemaic Navy
1:37:38 The Library of Alexandria
1:42:18 Cleopatra’s Dream
1:49:24 What Were The Pyramids Built For?
We've got Professor Joseph Manning of Yale University back in the tent today to answer all the Ancient Egypt questions you've always wanted to ask. What did the Egyptians know about Atlantis and how did they build the famed pyramids after all? Were King Tut and Cleopatra overrated? And is the Alexandria Library fire a myth? Professor Manning is back to explain it all. WELCOME TO CAMP!
🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: camp.beehiiv.com
Shoutout to our sponsors Morgan&Morgan and Bluechew
TIMECODES
0:00 Intro
0:54 Unknown Findings In Egypt
4:54 Egypts Famine
6:39 Could Farmers Write?
8:31 Timeframe of Ancient Egypt
12:28 King Tut
16:01 Where Did Egyptians Get Horses?
17:24 Regaining Control
21:20 Cleopatra Reign
24:57 Cleopatra's Death + Importance of Understanding Time
31:22 Why Do Some Records Last Longer Than Others?
36:02 How Much Writing Have We Found?
40:45 The First Pyramid
50:50 Materials For Pyramids
51:43 Obelisk
57:34 Freemasonry
1:03:09 First Egyptian Dynasty
1:05:35 Atlantis Story
1:09:30 Most Documented Egyptian Era + Scribes
1:15:33 Corruption of Scribes
1:19:19 Everyday Life of Egyptian Citizens
1:20:24 Importance of Property + Egyptian Lawyers
1:26:14 Gender Roles In Egypt
1:29:46 Cleopatra Records + Greek Influence
1:34:08 Lighthouse of Alexandria
1:35:58 Ptolemaic Navy
1:37:38 The Library of Alexandria
1:42:18 Cleopatra’s Dream
1:49:24 What Were The Pyramids Built For?
