Ancient Egypt had amazing pyramids, mummies, and an advanced civilisation, but did they have any dark secrets? At After Dark, we love to explore the grim reality of all of this: what was life like for the people who built those pyramids? What happened if you stole from the Valley of the Kings? And how common were dark arts and sorcery? Today Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling are joined by Egyptologist Campbell Price, to uncover the dark side of Ancient Egypt. 3:01 - The 3,000 Year History of Ancient Egypt 8:24 - Deconstructing the Two Myths of Ancient Egypt 12:38 - Regicide & The Ultimate Punishment 20:57 - Severed Hands & Penises: Counting the Dead in Battle 25:39 - Dark Magic & Human Sacrifice 32:20 - The Brutal Reality of Building the Pyramids This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer is Charlotte Long. Video edited by Anna Brant. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.   All music from Epidemic Sounds.