The Sphinx

Dan Snow's History Hit

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🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The Great Sphinx of Giza is probably the most recognisable statue in the world but it’s also one of the most mysterious...with conflicting stories about who built it and why have circulated since ancient times. These include tales of what lies inside…

To bust some of these myths, we're sharing this episode of Echoes of History, the podcast that delves into the history behind the Assassin's Creed games. In this episode, Egyptologist Dr Chris Naunton joins host Matt Lewis to explain everything you’ve always wanted to know about the mysteries of the Sphinx…

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0:43.5	junior ISO rules apply. Hi folks, welcome to Dan Snow's history hit. The Great Sphinx of Giza is
0:50.5	probably the most recognizable statue in the world. I've seen it a few times. I've taken cover. I've sat in its shade during a massive heat wave when I was once filming at the pyramids.
0:58.7	Its nose was not broken off by asterix, obliques, or Napoleon. One of many myths surrounding the
1:04.0	great Sphinx. But you can see why myths abound, because there is an air of mystery about the
1:09.4	Sphinx. There are conflicting stories about who built it,
1:11.8	and those stories have circulated since ancient times. And there are strange tales of what lies inside.
1:18.9	To bust some of these myths, I'm sharing this episode of Echoes of History. One of my favourite
1:22.6	podcast at the moment, it delves into the history behind the Assassin's Creed Games. In this episode, friend of the podcast, Egyptologist Dr. Chris Norton,
1:30.7	joins host Matt Lewis to explain everything you've always wanted to know
1:33.7	about the mysteries of the Sphinx.
1:40.1	Welcome to Echoes of History,
1:42.4	the place to explore the rich stories from the past that bring the world of Assassin's Creed to life.
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