Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Monarchs of the Nile: New Revised Edition
Aidan Dodson
€ 24.68
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Monarchs of the Nile: New Revised Edition
Paperback. .
This book presents a concise account of the lives and times of some of the more significant occupants of the Egyptian throne, from the unification of the country around 3000 BC down to the extinction of native rule just under three millennia later. Some, such as Thutmose III, had a major impact on their time, and were remembered by their own people until the very civilization collapsed. Others, such as Tutankhamun, were soon forgotten by the Egyptians themselves, only to burst into popular culture thousands of years after their deaths, as a result of the labors of modern archaeologists. Still ... Read more
This book presents a concise account of the lives and times of some of the more significant occupants of the Egyptian throne, from the unification of the country around 3000 BC down to the extinction of native rule just under three millennia later. Some, such as Thutmose III, had a major impact on their time, and were remembered by their own people until the very civilization collapsed. Others, such as Tutankhamun, were soon forgotten by the Egyptians themselves, only to burst into popular culture thousands of years after their deaths, as a result of the labors of modern archaeologists. Still ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774167164
SKU
V9789774167164
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Aidan Dodson
Aidan Dodson is a senior research fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol, England, and a past holder of the Simpson Chair of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo (AUC). He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2003 and Chairman of Trustees of the Egypt Exploration Society ... Read more
Reviews for Monarchs of the Nile: New Revised Edition
This especially readable volume packs great detail into eighteen chapters (which generally deal with their subjects thematically: i.e., Openers of the Ways, Seizers of the Two Lands, Kings of the Sun, Feud of the Ramessides, Of Kings and Priests, etc.). There is also a useful Chronology (with kings' nomens and ... Read more