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Alexander the Great Pharaoh

Alexander the Great, his reputation is known all around the world. Of Macedonian greek royalty, he was trained to not only be wise, but to be one of the worlds greatest conquerers. His wars against the Persians are legendary… he was even crowned a pharaoh of egypt! But why was this foreign man welcomed into egypt? Was there something more to his presence here? Or was it because of the close ties between egypt and Greece.

Alexander is surrounded in myth, he ventured out far into the desert, to speak to the egyptian oracle at Siwa. But what really happened here when he was proclaimed as the son of the god amun?

For over 2000 years, The story of Alexander in egypt has been simmered down to barely a footnote, now join me curtis Ryan woodside as I investigate what Alexander really did during his time in egypt, and discover his legacy as a pharaoh, who emulated the greats before him. The mysteries behind Alexanders death and afterlife. We learn about Alexanders brother Philip the second who became pharaoh after him, as well as Alexanders mothers plots to retain egypt and the empire. Come with as we reveal Alexander the Great Pharaoh.

  • Curtis Ryan Woodside
    Director
    Secrets Of Giza, Cleopatra, Egypt & Nubia Sailing Lake Nasser
  • Sofia Aziz
    Key Cast
    Cleopatra, The Crocodile Princess, Nefertiti Where Is Her Mummy,
  • Ahmed Lamey Drwish
    Key Cast
    Cleopatra, Egypt & Nubia Sailing Lake Nasser, Ancient Egyptian City Of The Oracle SIWA
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Ancient Egypt, Documentary, History, Biographic
  • Runtime:
    50 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 23, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    19:6
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Distribution Information
  • CRW PRODUCTIONS
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Curtis Ryan Woodside

Curtis Ryan Woodside, film-maker & Egyptologist, born 15 March 1995 in South Africa, relocated to Florence Italy 2021. To date has 42 Film Festivals, amassing 22 Million YouTube views. Aged 12 he had told Celine Dion his passion was film. She invited him to Las Vegas at age of 15 to create a documentary. In 2012 he produced Fear Of Hue narrated by Daniel Radcliffe. 2017 he visited Egypt & produced a documentary, after his visit he began to study Egyptology producing a 4 part series which was distributed by Amazon Prime. 2019, publishing a coffee table book with over 500 photographs that he captured in Egypt. In recent years he has produced several documentaries on Ancient Egypt. Creating these documentaries he has worked alongside esteemed Egyptologists such a Dr Zahi Hawass & Salima Ikram.

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