So what did the ancient Egyptians people eat? What gave them the strength to build the pyramids, to spread out from the Nile, to forge one of the most influential empires the world has ever seen? The answers might surprise you.

A pair of hands places a gold crown with wings on the head of cleopatra.

A priest unites Cleopatra and Ptolemy in marriage.

Low Angle, pan-left - Carvings of hieroglyphs cover the columns of ancient adobe buildings / Egypt

A statue of King Tut stands against a green wall in Luxor.

Cleopatra sits near a man wearing a cheetah print robe.

Cleopatra poses against a green screen.

Cleopatra holds a regal pose against a green screen.

A pair of hands places a gold crown with wings on a Cleopatra's head.

A priest joins Cleopatra and her brother, Ptolemy in marriage.

Cleopatra and Ptolemy walk down a candlelit aisle.

A statue of King Tut stands against a green wall.

Candles illuminate the funeral bier of Cleopatra.

Cleopatra poses against a green screen.

MS TU Ancient wall paintings at temple of Queen Hatshepsut / Luxor, Egypt

WS PAN View of tourist at Hatshepsut's temple, Deir el-Bahri / Luxor, Egypt

CU PAN Ancient wall paintings at Hatshepsut's temple / Luxor, Egypt

Low Angle, pan-left tracking-left - Carvings of hieroglyphs cover the columns of ancient adobe buildings / Egypt

Medium Close Up, static - Hieroglyphics are carved into a wall / Egypt

WS PAN Tourist walking stairs of Hatshepsut's temple, Deir el-Bahri / Luxor, Egypt

MS TU Ancient carving on walls of Hatshepsut's temple, Deir el-Bahri at Valley of Kings / Luxor, Egypt

MS TU Ancient ceiling and wall paintings at temple of Queen Hatshepsut / Luxor, Egypt

WS TU Tourist standing at Hatshepsut's temple / Luxor, Egypt

Low Angle, pan-left - Carvings of hieroglyphs cover the columns of ancient adobe buildings / Egypt