10 Horrifying Diseases That Plagued Ancient Egyptians Every Day

#AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #AncientHistory What if the same Nile that built the greatest civilization on earth was also the deadliest river in the ancient world? Egypt gave us pyramids, pharaohs, and gold-plated tombs — but the mummies hidden inside those tombs are telling us something far darker. Under the CT scanner, under the microscope, and under 3,000 years of dust, the bodies of priests, princesses, and pharaohs reveal a hidden epidemic of horrifying diseases that shaped daily life along the Nile. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — No. 10: The Amarna Plague That Struck Akhenaten's New Capital 3:38 — No. 9: Filariasis, The Disfiguring Parasite of the Nile 7:29 — No. 8: Polio in Ancient Egypt and the Stela of Roma 11:28 — No. 7: Trachoma, The Blinding Disease of the Pharaohs 15:40 — No. 6: The Guinea Worm That Tormented Egyptian Villagers 19:19 — No. 5: The Atherosclerosis of Princess Ahmose Meryet-Amon 22:59 — No. 4: The Dental Nightmare of Queen Hatshepsut 26:59 — No. 3: Pott's Disease and the Twisted Spines of Ancient Egypt 31:22 — No. 2: Smallpox and the Scarred Face of Pharaoh Ramesses V 35:38 — No. 1: Schistosomiasis, The Silent Killer in the Nile 🔔 Subscribe for more untold stories from Ancient Egypt, the pharaohs, and the mysteries hidden inside the tombs. #AncientDiseases #EgyptianMedicine #Archaeology #HistoryDocumentary #AncientCivilizations