Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Ancient Egyptian civilization is so grand our minds sometimes have difficulty adjusting to it. It lasted 3,000 years, longer than any other on the planet. Its Great Pyramid of Cheops was the tallest building in the world until well into the 19th century .....
For me it was Audibles "The Great Courses - Ancient Egypt" with Egyptologist Bob Brier. It's 24h long but it is really worth it.