Join us on the following Sunday afternoons to enjoy the best in documentary films on the ancient Near East at the Oriental Institute. Films begin at 2:00 p.m., and running times range from 30 to 50 minutes. Admission is free. Docents are in the galleries following each film.
3,600-year-old reliefs in Egyptian tombs and temples depict pharaohs and warriors proudly riding into battle on horse-drawn chariots. Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological and strategic revolution, and was the secret weapon behind Egypt’s greatest era of conquest known as the New Kingdom. NOVA’s experts test the claim that the chariot marks a crucial turning point in ancient military history.