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The complete royal families of Ancient Egypt : with over 300 illustrations, 90 in color
Title:
The complete royal families of Ancient Egypt : with over 300 illustrations, 90 in color
Author:
Dodson, Aidan, 1962-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First paperback edition.
Publication Information:
London : Thames & Hudson, [2010]

©2010
Physical Description:
320 pages : illustrations (some color), map, genealogical tables ; 26 cm
General Note:
Originally published: 2004.
Language:
English
Contents:
The Early Dynastic Period and Old Kingdom. The founders -- The great pyramid builders -- Children of the Sun-God -- The house of Teti and Pepy -- The 1st Intermediate Period, the Middle Kingdom and 2nd Intermediate Period. The House of Akhtoy -- The head of the south -- Seizers of the two lands -- Kings and commoners -- Rulers of foreign countries -- The Southern Kingdom -- The New Kingdom. The taosids -- The power and the glory -- The Amarna interlude -- The House of Ramesses -- The feud of the Ramessides -- The decline of the Ramessides -- The 3rd Intermediate Period. Of kings and priests -- The rise and fall of the House of Shoshenq -- The independence of Thebes -- The princes of the West -- Lords of the holy mountain -- The Late and Ptolemaic Periods. The final renaissance -- The Persian pharaohs -- The last Egyptian pharaohs -- Macedon -- The House of Ptolemy.
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ISBN:
9780500288573
Format :
Book