Discover the intimate details of life under the pharaohs--and their extraordinary legacy--in this fascinating e-guide to Egypt's ancient civilization. Encompassing 3,000 years and 31 Egyptian dynasties, from the time of Narmer to Cleopatra, this fresh appraisal of ancient treasures helps you navigate the political intrigues and cultural achievements of the Ancient Egyptians, from the Pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza to the Great Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria. You'll meet pharaohs such as King Tutankhamun--whose mummified remains and lavish grave goods reveal so much about the society and its beliefs--as well as influential women such as Hatshepsut and Nefertiti, and warriors including Alexander the Great. Lavish photographs reveal the exquisite craftsmanship of their scribes, artists, and metalworkers, and the tomb paintings and relief carvings that captured the everyday life of farmers, artisans, soldiers, and traders in exquisite detail. Exclusive CGI reconstructions use the latest scientific information to recreate the finest tombs, temples, and pyramids. Beautifully illustrated, and unparalleled in scope, Ancient Egypt is the perfect ebook for anyone with an interest in ancient civilizations and Egyptology.
Fascinating account of Egypt, predynastic civilization through Ptolemies: social and political structure, daily life, international relations, religion and cult of the dead, arts and crafts, science and medicine, sacred writing. 48 plates.
"Ancient written documents often provide the essential information and these are used where necessary. However, the book highlights the contribution that archaeology makes, seeking an integration of sources.
"18 The frontier was held by Egyptian soldiers, re-enforced by Sudanese trackers, the Medjai. We have some of the frontier reports from the fortress named “Holding off the Land of Medjaz” at the Second Cataract.
Looks at ancient Egypt from 3100 B.C. to the fourth century A.D. and discusses the culture, traditions, art, leaders, and other accomplishments of the Egyptian civilization.
7 present day in a whole corpus of popular mythology with virtually no basis in fact . ... The high visibility of ancient Egypt to the popular imagination should not be allowed to eclipse the perhaps less spectacular but more factual ...
Chronicles Egyptian civilization from the Predynastic Period to the end of Roman rule, arranged thematically in chapters such as "Religion of the Living," "Architecture and Building," and "Everyday Life."
Their Greek followers had a derisive proverb : ' Like an Egyptian temple , magnificent to look at , and inside a priest singing a hymn to a cat or a crocodile . ' The newcomers openly despised ... Tout lasse , tout casse , tout passe .
Following upon these we see the queen dedicating the treasures from Punt to her god ; the weighting of precious metals ; the counting of incense - trees ; Tuthmosis III before the bark of Amun and Hatshepsut before Amun .
Remarkably accurate picture of Egyptian life from the end of the third millenium BC to the Greek occupation in 330 BC. "A handy reference tool." — Horn Book. 120 illustrations.
This book provides an introduction to one of the greatest civilizations of all time – ancient Egypt.