Based on a True Story

The Mummy (1999) with Dr. Aidan Dodson

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The Mummy (1999) is packed with supernatural powers, Hollywood magic, and...maybe some truth? After all, mummies were a real thing. We'll chat with acclaimed Egyptologist Dr. Aidan Dodson to find out how much of the movie is based in history.

Where to start learning more of the true story
  • Monarchs of the Nile
  • Sethy I, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife


    • More from Aidan's Lives and Afterlives series
    • Nefertiti, Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt: Her Life and Afterlife
    • The First Pharaohs: Their Lives and Afterlives
    • Tutankhamun, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife
    • The Nubian Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives
    • Thutmose III and Hatshepsut, Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives


      • Aidan's author page


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