History of Ancient Egypt

Name: History of Ancient Egypt
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ISBN: 9780631193968

ISBN-10: 0631193960

ISBN-13: 9780631193968

Edition: 1994

Authors: Nicolas Grimal

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This is an account of the rise and fall of the civilization in the Nile Valley, covering the first human settlement (c. 120,000 BC) to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 333 BC. It is the first reign-by-reign history of ancient Egypt to be published since Sir Alan Gardiner's Egypt of the Pharaohs (1961) and takes full account of the many archaeological, scientific and linguistic discoveries of the last three decades. The author blends archaeological and textual evidence into a lucid and vivid narrative and, by quoting extensively from contemporary sources, such as the funerary autobiographies of individuals and the official accounts of military campaigns, adds a strong sense of…

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List price: $51.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/19/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Introduction



The Formative Period



From Prehistory to History



Religion and History



The Thinite Period



The Classical Age



The Old Kingdom



Funerary Ideas



The Struggle for Power



The Middle Kingdom



The Invasion



The Empire



The Tuthmosids



Akhenaten



The Ramessid Period



The Domain of Amun



The Final Phase



The Third Intermediate Period



Nubians and Saites



Persians and Greeks


Conclusion


Appendix


Glossary


Bibliography


Guide to Further Reading by



Index