HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historical Periods.

Browse eras and periods connected to films and series on the Movieline historical timeline.

Use films and series to compare how an era’s architecture, fashion, interiors and visual culture are represented on screen.

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Ancient Egypt

3100 p.n.e. → 30 p.n.e.

Civilization of the Nile Valley under successive Egyptian dynasties, from early political unification to the end of Ptolemaic rule.

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Old Kingdom of Egypt

2686 p.n.e. → 2181 p.n.e.

Part of Ancient Egypt

Early dynastic phase of pharaonic Egypt marked by centralized kingship and construction of the great pyramids.