Thompsons tone suggests a deep respect for egypt and its history. Much of egypt s ancient history was a mystery until egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered with the discovery and help of the rosetta stone. This compelling narrative provides the only comprehensive guide in english to the rise and decline of ptolemaic rule in egypt over three centuries from the death of alexander in 323 bc to the tragic deaths of antony and cleopatra in 30 bc. Discover the secrets of ancient egypt egyptian mythology, ancient civilizations, egyptian history, kings, pharaohs, gods ancient civilizations and mythology martin r. Cleopatra, queen of egypt, was also a scholar, murderer, lover of julius caesar and mark antony and one of the most remarkable women in history. No countrys past can match egypt s in antiquity, richness, and variety. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our affiliate partners. Brief history includes bibliographical references and index. Wikipedia books are maintained by the wikipedia community, particularly wikiproject wikipedia books. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print. Egypt history, north african history, books barnes. All about history book of ancient egypt internet archive.
Recommended by numerous educational institutions recommend us, including oxford university, michigan state university, and university of minnesota. Written in 440 bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in western asia, northern. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects. List of books and articles about egyptian history online research.
This is a richlylayered adventure story of egypts history that keeps the readers. Wikipedia books can also be tagged by the banners of any relevant wikiprojects with class book. The book contains gps waypoints for various places in the desert and describes the history, geography, geology and caravan routes of desert occupants. This is another very original little book, which actually goes far beyond what the title would suggest, because it is not just about tuts armies.
The books prose and structure are often dry as a textbook, but it provides a useful introduction to egypt s ongoing conflicts between nationalism and islam, westernization and tradition which have riven the country since muhammad alis day and, as manifested more recently by the arab. This book is about egypt and how its people lived during their time. The book compiles fascinating information about the egyptians with supporting historical facts. The history of the book became an acknowledged academic discipline in the 1980s, contributors to the discipline include specialists from the fields of textual scholarship, codicology, bibliography, philology, palaeography, art history, social history and cultural history. The nile was the source of much of the ancient egypt s wealth. It covers some of the earliest masterpieces of art and architecture, and literature. The nile river the civilization of ancient egypt was located along the nile river in northeast africa. It was a land where pharaoh was the monarch of the entire world, the living emodiment on earth of the god horus, son of osiris, ruler of the underworld. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and. A history of ancient egypt, a translation from the original french, is an excellent and readable introduction to egyptian history.
This has remained my mostthumbed book on ancient egypt for the last 23 years. Vivian is a writer and photographer who lived in egypt for years. Written by an expert team of egyptologists and historians, the. History of egypt, chaldea, syria, babylonia, and assyria. Misr, biblical mizraim, officially arab republic of. His work was unfortunately lost in the destruction of the library of alexandria see chapter 11, but his list of the kings of egypt survived. This is a wellwritten book and the english translation is excellent. The twovolume survey considers the political, socioeconomic, and cultural history of the worlds oldest state, summarizing the debates and providing insight into. The ancient egyptians lived in a remarkable culture that created some of the worlds most beautiful art and architecture. However, it is rarely presented as a comprehensive panorama because. Richard alston, soldier and society in roman egypt.
However, the reproduction of the original text and photographs is unworthy of its author and his work. Jason thompsons book is a world away from the dry history i was taught in school. The twovolume survey considers the political, socioeconomic, and cultural history of the worlds oldest state, summarizing the debates and providing insight into current controversies. His intention was to create a onevolume work which would be suitable for the increasing number of tourists visiting the nile valley, for those interested in the rise of greek and roman civilisation, and for students of the old testament. It is a comprehensive chronicle of egypt in the middle ages from its conquest by the saracens in 640, to its annexation by the ottoman turks in 1516. Decent, if inevitably dated the most recent edition dates from 1991 look at egyptian history. The history of egypt has been long and wealthy, due to the flow of the nile river with its fertile banks and delta, as well as the accomplishments of egypt s native inhabitants and outside influence.
However, most of the forces deployed were egyptian. The oxford history of ancient egypt is thorough very thorough, in a manner characteristic of the oxford histories. Its key purpose is to demonstrate that the book as an object, not just the text contained within it, is a conduit of. Packing it all into one book without any major errors of omission or emphasis requires. The oxford history of ancient egypt by ian shaw, nefertiti by michelle moran, the heretic queen by michelle moran, cle. It lasted for over 3000 years from 3150 bc to 30 bc. The third book in the epic ballantyne seriesthe lion rose lightly into the air, and settled like a huge yellow bird on the horses back, crushing jan cheroot beneath his massive, bloodstreaked body.
The oxford history of ancient egypt is the only book available providing detailed historical coverage of egypt from the early stone age to its incorporation into the roman empire. The book of going forth by day the complete papyrus of ani featuring integrated text and fillcolor images history. Next up is tutankhamuns armies, by john coleman darnell and colleen manassa yes. For almost 30 centuriesfrom its unification around 3100 b. The oxford history of ancient egypt is widely considered as one of the best books on ancient egypt. The pharaohs of ancient egypt the pharaohs of ancient egypt explains how archaeologists have pieced together their discoveries to slowly reveal the history of egypt s people, its pharaohs, and its golden days.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The history of ancient egypt audiobook by bob brier, the. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Egypt suffered much fewer casualties than the ottomans. The lively essays and beautiful illustrations portray the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient egyptians covering the period from 700,000 bc to ad 311. It provides an overview of the major political and social events in egypt beginning with a brief survey of prehistory and ending with the conquest by alexander the great.
Book description the american archaeologist james h. A social history, first published in 1983, presents an innovative perspective on the ancient societies which flourished in the nile valley from the predynastic period to the conquest by alexander the great. The history of egypt audiobook lewis williams storytel. But it needs to be said that this is a history of egyptian pharaohs with a. The cambridge history of egypt offers the first comprehensive englishlanguage treatment of egyptian history through thirteen centuries, from the arab conquest to the present day. G65 2007 962dc22 2007007374 facts on file books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities.
Soldier and society in roman egypt provides a complete reassessment of the impact of the roman army on local societies, and convincingly challenges the orthodox picture. Back to history ancient egypt was one of the greatest and most powerful civilizations in the history of the world. He is the heretic king who is best known for being the founder of monotheism in ancient egypt. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The rich and extensive floodplain of the river nile can claim to be the cradle of one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of antiquity. I used to think that the history of ancient egypt was as overwhelming and daunting as a trek across the desert. This is a list of wars involving the arab republic of egypt.
The skilful integration of material from a vast array of sources allows the reader to trace the political and religious development of one of the. Plus theres plenty of itinerary and route planning advice. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Packed with pictures, concise text and reader activities, the book brings ancient egypt to life. Mythology books, history of ancient egypt ogden goelet. The history of modern egypt meet your next favorite book. Eminent scholars from europe, north america, and australia though, oddly, no scholars from egyptian universities contribute different chapters, and a complete picture of pharaonic society emerges over the course of the book. The content of a history of egypt is without peer and essential to ones understanding of this ancient civilization. Broken type, such as many a dotless lowercase i and armless lower case r is a constant irritant and source of confusion. The distinguished historian and classicist michael grant confirms that her reputation as a temptress was wellfounded. The history of egypt in this period and onwards to the end of the dynastic era with the conquest by alexander the great in 332 b.
In a history of egypt, jason thompson has written the first onevolume work to encompass all 5,000 years of egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the pharaohs and the modernday arab nation. It was a culture that relied on the rising and falling of the nile, but resided next to the great sahara, one. This book reveals the secrets of the captivating world of ancient egypt, the. The book deals with the one character of akhenaten, who is probably the most controversial figure in the whole of ancient egypt history.
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