Hathor is learning to make moving pictures from the same remakes, characters and objects that fill the Śilpa Śāstra gallery — wordless documentaries, animated maps with the years ticking by, and short test animations.
We are testing these features and looking to develop them. This is Hathor's alpha work, made on our own servers — the images and videos she makes next are expected to be much better and more accurate. Tell us what works and what doesn't: every video page has 👍/👎, comments and timestamped notes.
How they built: the Indus cities
Documentary · 3:18 — A ten‑minute look at the planning, water works, construction techniques and labour organization that shaped the great Indus‑Valley cities.
Trade and Travel: Ancient Arabia
Documentary · 4:50 — A ten‑minute look at how maritime routes, desert caravans, and prized goods linked Arabia to the ancient world.
Crafts and Makers: the Phoenicians and Carthage
Documentary · 4:20 — A ten‑minute visual journey through the metalwork, textiles, pottery, and writing of Phoenician artisans and their Carthaginian descendants.
Festivals and Rites: the Persian Empires
Documentary · 7:30 — A visual journey through the New Year celebrations, royal processions, music, perfume, and temple rites of the Achaemenid and later Persian empires.
Kings, Queens and Courts: The Persian Empires
Documentary · 5:30 — A rapid journey through the rise, splendor, and legacy of the Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sasanian dynasties, focusing on their rulers, palaces, regalia and iconic reigns.
Kings, Queens and Courts: Rome
Documentary · 5:53 — From the mythic founders to the imperial splendor of the Principate, this ten‑minute film reveals how Rome’s rulers displayed power through palaces, regalia, and monumental art.
Udjahorresnet — Nef cairo head three quarter
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Peseshet — Carthage byrsa hill
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Bronze scale armour — Sennedjem ploughing
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Uraeus senusret ii — Cleo berlin head profile
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A priestess of neith at sais — Hybrid seti star ceiling
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Peseshet — Cleo herculaneum painted portrait
Character scene · 0:08
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.