Lives Of The Ancient Egyptians: Pharaohs, Queens, Courtiers And Commoners

Author: Toby Wilkinson

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Price : $19.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780500051481
Publisher : Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint : Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Weight (g) : 1.64
Publication date : October 2007
Dimensions : 255mm X 200mm X 34mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Toby Wilkinson
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Bind : Hardback
Edition : 709
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 932.010922
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Pages : 336
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This sumptuous new book reveals the greatest civilization of the ancient world through the lives of 100 men and women who experienced it at first hand. Lavishly illustrated with spectacular works of art and scenes of daily life, "Lives of the Ancient Egyptians" offers unique and remarkable insights into the history and culture of the Nile Valley, treating the reader to very personal glimpses of a vanished world, and a fresh perspective on a bewitching civilization.

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Toby Wilkinson is a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. His other publications include The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt.

1. Foundations; 2. The Pyramid Age; 3. Civil War and Restoration; 4. A Golden Age; 5. The Great Heresy; 6. Imperial Egypt; 7. Twilight of the Gods; King-list and chronology, map, further reading.