Through the Delta to the ancient Mediterranean port. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The HistorianFocus: Ancient Egypt219 km · about 149 min · 21 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Cairo, Cairo
The 2011 Egyptian Revolution
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Al Agouza, Giza
The Construction of Giza Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Kerdasa, Giza
The Construction of Giza Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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6th of October, Giza
The Construction of Giza Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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6th of October, Giza
Bureaucratic Management of Ancient Egypt
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6th of October, Giza
The Pyramid of Djedefre
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6th of October, Giza
Old Kingdom Genetic Origins
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6th of October, Giza
The Ptolemaic Quest for Universal Knowledge Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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6th of October, Giza
The Ptolemaic Quest for Universal Knowledge Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Al Sadat, Monufia
The Ptolemaic Quest for Universal Knowledge Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Wady Al Natroun, Beheira
Natron and Ancient Egyptian Industry
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Al Sadat, Monufia
The Monastery of Saint Pishoy
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Al Delengat, Beheira
Coptic Monastic Prayer Traditions
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Wady Al Natroun, Beheira
Ptolemaic Cultural Synthesis
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Al Nubariya, Beheira
The Reclamation of New Nubariya
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Al Nubariya, Beheira
The Founding of Naucratis
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Abu Al Matameer, Beheira
The Canopic Branch Geography
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Al Ameria, Alexandria
The Development of Agami
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Al Ameria, Alexandria
The Shifting Waters of Mariout
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Al Ameria, Alexandria
The Hellenistic Intellectual Diaspora
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Al Ameria, Alexandria
The Pharos Lighthouse Engineering
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.