Old Kingdom

The first golden empire of stone and silence. Here the pyramids rose like prayers.

Cinematic Story

In the Old Kingdom, pharaohs ruled as living gods. The Nile carried stone from quarries to the desert edge, and the desert answered with monuments.

Timeline Highlights

  • c. 2686 BCE - Djoser commissions the Step Pyramid.
  • c. 2560 BCE - Khufu raises the Great Pyramid at Giza.
  • Royal necropolises flourish at Saqqara and Giza.

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