When it comes to digging up ancient treasures legendary Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass leaves other archaeologists in the dust. The History cameras follow closely as he and his cadre of young archaeologists unearth new finds from incredible mummies to perhaps Cleopatra's tomb. It's a whirlwind tour with the man who holds the keys to Egypt's greatest antiquities and who rules his world like a modern day pharaoh.
How do you kill the world's most powerful man? Join Zahi Hawass on a globe-spanning adventure as he attempts to solve the world's oldest 'cold case' - a suspected murder that reaches right to the heart of the golden age of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Ramesses III was the second Pharaoh of the 20th dynasty ruling from 1186 BC until his death in 1155 BC. An examination of his mummified remains using the latest scientific technology reveals a startling discovery: this supreme ruler of the New Kingdom was killed by a lethal slash to the throat. But who could have murdered the most powerful man in the world? And how did they do it? Zahi Hawass and his team go on a journey across the world and far back in time to piece together the murderous conspiracy that violently ended the reign of Ramesses III. It is a tale involving the Pharaoh's harem court magicians fierce rivalry and bloodthirsty revenge. Can modern day techniques solve this ancient murder case? Who really killed the 'last great Pharaoh'?
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