Premiering in ~45 minutes: Ancient Egypt's Mega Fortresses
Added 2023-10-11 15:14:39 +0000 UTCJoin us for the debut of our newest video on Egypt's mega fortresses!
This documentary covers the story of how Ancient Egypt defended its southern border. We first introduce the Egyptian and Nubian civilizations which fought for control over the Nile along its numerous cataracts. This comes to a head in the Middle Kingdom with the reign of Senusret the Third who embarks on an ambitious building program to strengthen the Nubian frontier with a series of massive fortresses. In the ensuing New Kingdom period, these would be used to launch a complete conquest of the Nubian lands to the south.
We bring these to life in 3D by reconstructing the Buhen fortress of ancient Egypt. This involves highlighting the key defensive features of its desert wall, the Nile wall, and the inner citadel. Such a massive fortress would have stood as one of the strongest bastions of the Bronze Age and could have held out against virtually any siege. Cinematic battles in total war are great and all but they pale in comparison to the True Size of this fortress as we have rendered it in Unreal Engine 5.
