06: Khufu & the Great Pyramid

The Ram God Protects Him. Around 2580 BCE, King Khnum-Khufu ("Khnum Protects Me") came to power. His reign lasted more than 25 years, and over this quarter century, Egyptians would build the largest pyramid in history...

Date c. 2580 - 2550 BCE, www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

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