Talesuntangled

New England, 1692: religious hysteria infects the people of small-town Salem and brings about a ruthless manhunt. At a time when Europe has largely overcome the witch craze, dozens of people are accused of sorcery and executed. To this day, the case of Salem fascinates scholars and artists alike since the cause of the collective mania remains a mystery. Competing theories include a combination of religious hysteria, aggressively suppressed sexuality, the fear of the “devilish Indians”, common avarice, and the dual worldview of the Puritans. The episode is a watershed for the young colony and one of the darkest chapters in the history of the United States. Director: Wolf Truchsess von Wetzhausen, Felicitas Hammerstein, Mariana Schneider

“Egypt is the gift of the Nile”, that’s what Herodotus, the father of history said since the Nile is the lifeline as it provided Egypt with water for the cultivation of crops which led to the burgeoning of civilization all along the length of the Nile valley. ---------------------------------------------- 00:00 The Beginning of Ancient Egypt 03:13 Predynastic Egypt 10:24 Early Dynastic Period 15:49 Third Dynasty 19:23 Old Kingdom / Pyramids 43:15 First Intermediate Period 56:28 Second Intermediate Period 1:03:53 New Kingdom 1:25:54 Third Intermediate Period 1:32:06 Late Period For millennia, the grand pyramids of Egypt have towered over the desert sands, captivating and mystifying all who lay their eyes upon them. In fact, everything about the great ancient civilization that once seized the lands remained a mystery. That is until July 19, 1799. A French soldier discovers a large stone, about 35 miles east of Alexandria, during Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian expedition. Unearthing a written language that had been “dead” for thousands of years. The translations would prove to be the key to unlocking the secrets of an entire civilization.