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The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery
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Bestselling author the Countess of Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life of family ancestor...
The Cleopatras: Discover the powerful story of the seven queens of
'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORECleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen.A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music,...
Ancient Egyptian Statues: Their Many Lives and Deaths
A fascinating, richly illustrated study of the role and significance of ancient statues in Egyptian history and beliefWhy do ancient Egyptian statues so often have their noses, hands, or genitals...
Description of Egypt: Notes and Views in Egypt and Nubia
The great nineteenth-century British traveler Edward William Lane (1801-76) was the author of a number of highly influential works: An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians...
From Siena to Nubia: Alessandro Ricci in Egypt and Sudan, 1817-22
A medical practitioner and talented draftsman, Alessandro Ricci was born in Siena, Italy, at the end of the eighteenth century. He traveled extensively throughout Egypt and Sudan between 1817 and...
Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient
Despite the prominence of ancient temples in the landscape of Egypt, books about them are surprisingly rare. This new and essential publication from a prominent Czech scholar answers the need...
Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology 2: The Golden Age: 1881-1914
"A well written, informed, and at times exciting account" (Choice) of the field of Egyptology, part two of Thompson's bestselling monumental history, new in paperback The discovery of ancient Egypt...
The Cleopatras: Discover the powerful story of the seven queens of
'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORECleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen.A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music,...
Abusir: The Necropolis of the Sons of the Sun
At the center of the world-famous pyramid field of the Memphite necropolis lies a group of pyramids, temples, and tombs named after the nearby village of Abusir. Long overshadowed by...
The Pharaoh's Treasure: The Origin of Paper and the Rise of Western Civilization
For our entire history, humans have always searched for new ways to share information. This innate compulsion led to the origin of writing on the rock walls of caves and...
War and Trade with the Pharaohs: An Archaeological Study of Ancient Egypt's Foreign Relations
The ancient Egyptians presented themselves as superior to all other people in the world; on temple walls, the pharaoh is shown smiting foreign enemies - people from Nubia, Libya and...
The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile: Studies in Waterborne Power
With its emphasis on the dynasty's concern for control of the sea - both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea - and the Nile, this book offers a new and...
Pindar's Poetics of Immortality
Modern scholarship tends to focus on the social, political and economic information that can be gleaned from Pindar's treatment of the subject of his victory odes - the athlete who...
Tomb Treasures of the Late Middle Kingdom: The Archaeology of Female Burials
During the late Middle Kingdom (about 1850-1700 B.C.E.), ancient Egyptian women of high standing were interred with lavish ornamentation and carefully gathered possessions. Buried near the pyramids of kings, women...
War and Trade with the Pharaohs: An Archaeological Study of Ancient Egypt's Foreign Relations
The ancient Egyptians presented themselves as superior to all other people in the world; on temple walls, the pharaoh is shown smiting foreign enemies - people from Nubia, Libya and...
Death on the Nile: Uncovering the Afterlife of Ancient Egypt
'Death on the Nile: Uncovering the Afterlife of Ancient Egypt' reflects the continuing public fascination with Egyptian coffins, mummies and burials. This new volume draws on 100 objects from the...
Women and War in Antiquity
Author: Jacqueline Fabre-SerrisFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 612g, 360 pagesPublished: Johns Hopkins University Press, United States, 2016The martial virtues-courage, loyalty, cunning, and strength-were central to male identity in the ancient...
Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion
Author: Andrew RobinsonFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 300g, 304 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022An updated edition of this acclaimed book, now with a new preface and published...