StoryNory Various Fairy Tales

#  Herodotus - the Pyramids

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In this series, I’m taking you on a tour of the Histories of Herodotus - the ancient Greek who loved to travel and explore the world and different cultures. He wrote around the year 450 BC. His second book is all about the fabulous, weird and wonderful land of Egypt - ancient Egypt as we would call it now. And of course one of the things that everyone knows about ancient Egypt now, is that they built the pyramids.
Season 0 / Episode 8 May 2021 English United Kingdom Arts · Kids & Family

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