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This week on the channel +421K views this week

Fall of Civilizations returns to Egypt through a medieval traveller's eyes

Paul Cooper's pharaohs documentary approaches 15 million views while Egypt, Majapahit and Carthage keep the archive moving.

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18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs

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  1. 0:16Medieval scholar Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi provides the opening perspective on Egypt and its ancient monuments.
  2. 15:18As the Sahara dries, populations move towards the Nile Valley and form settled farming communities.
  3. 26:18Nilometers measure the river's annual flood, helping guide agriculture and seasonal calendars.
  4. 30:56Narmer's unification of Upper and Lower Egypt is commemorated on the Narmer Palette.
  5. 47:40Imhotep's Step Pyramid at Saqqara marks a major development in monumental stone architecture.
  6. 50:56Cooper challenges the slave-labour account of pyramid building, describing organised teams of paid workers.

Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi encounters Egypt's ancient monuments long after the civilisation that built them has gone. His account gives Paul Cooper a starting point for "18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs": even the people looking back at the pyramids belong to a distant past themselves.

With no new uploads this week, Fall of Civilizations has been living through its library. Egypt is currently drawing the most daily views, ahead of September's Majapahit episode and the older Carthage documentary. Approaching 15 million views, it is a substantial fixture, though the Sumerians episode remains the channel's most-watched regular upload.

Cooper's Egypt story moves from the Nile's geography to the communities drawn into its valley as the Sahara dried. Later, the monumental becomes practical: nilometers help organise agricultural life, and pyramid construction requires organised teams of workers rather than the familiar cinematic armies of slaves. Readings in Arabic and reconstructed ancient Egyptian add voices beyond Cooper's narration.

Across the channel, the week brought roughly 421,000 views, with subscribers unchanged. Daily viewing is a little below its usual level. Among nearby education channels, Philosophy Tube is experiencing a pronounced daily surge, while Invicta is modestly above its normal viewing pace.

For Cooper, the continuing interest stretches across very different worlds. "21. Majapahit - Empire of the Islands" follows Java's kingdoms, seafaring and island networks; "17. Carthage - Empire of the Phoenicians" explores Mediterranean settlement and the city's destruction. Neither needs a new upload beside it to give this week's visitors somewhere substantial to go.

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Subscribers
1,520,000
Channel views, last 7 days
421,199
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Here is how Fall of Civilizations' week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
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1,863,876
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1,739,555
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1,088,991
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863,319
Philosophy Tube
480,382
Fall of Civilizations
421,199
Invicta
353,915
Learn Korean with KoreanC…
62,233
subscribers
1,520,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
225,799,313
views per day
60,386
typical day: 65,085
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Invicta
1,670,000
Philosophy Tube
1,670,000
Learn Korean with KoreanC…
1,650,000
Speak English With Class
1,610,000
Horses
1,600,000
Drew Durnil
1,560,000
Fall of Civilizations
1,520,000
English Unleashed: The Po…
1,510,000
Mr. Beat
1,430,000
As of November 2, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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