From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC onwards.
From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC onwards.
Bill Manley teaches Egyptology at the University of Glasgow.
Inhaltsangabe
Timelines Part I: Origins of Ancient Egypt Prehistoric Egypt The Emergence of Egypt The Old Kingdom Administration Old Kingdom Egypt and Nubia The Great Pyramid Age The First Intermediate Period The Egyptian Language and Writing Part II: The Middle Kingdom The Wars of Reunification The Administrative State The Faiyum and Delta Middle Kingdom Egypt and the Near East Middle Kingdom Egypt and Nubia The Second Intermediate Period Thebes, Kush and the Hyksos Kings Egyptian Literature Part III: The New Kingdom The Wars of Ahmose Wawat and Kush Egypt, Syria and Palestine I Egypt, Syria and Palestine II Punt and God's Land Power and the Royal Palace I Power and the Royal Palace II The Amarna Letters Egyptian Art Part IV: The Late New Kingdom The Road to Kadesh Urbanization Libyan Invasions and the Sea Peoples The Decline of Royal Authority Tanis, Thebes and Libya The Palestinian Campaign of Shoshenk I Division of the Kingdom Kings from Kush The Valley of the Kings Part V: The Late Period The Sack of Thebes The Saite Monarchy Saite Egypt and the Near East The Nubian Legacy of the 25th Dynasty Persian and Egyptian Independence After Alexander Women in Egypt King List Further Reading Index Acknowledgements
Timelines Part I: Origins of Ancient Egypt Prehistoric Egypt The Emergence of Egypt The Old Kingdom Administration Old Kingdom Egypt and Nubia The Great Pyramid Age The First Intermediate Period The Egyptian Language and Writing Part II: The Middle Kingdom The Wars of Reunification The Administrative State The Faiyum and Delta Middle Kingdom Egypt and the Near East Middle Kingdom Egypt and Nubia The Second Intermediate Period Thebes, Kush and the Hyksos Kings Egyptian Literature Part III: The New Kingdom The Wars of Ahmose Wawat and Kush Egypt, Syria and Palestine I Egypt, Syria and Palestine II Punt and God's Land Power and the Royal Palace I Power and the Royal Palace II The Amarna Letters Egyptian Art Part IV: The Late New Kingdom The Road to Kadesh Urbanization Libyan Invasions and the Sea Peoples The Decline of Royal Authority Tanis, Thebes and Libya The Palestinian Campaign of Shoshenk I Division of the Kingdom Kings from Kush The Valley of the Kings Part V: The Late Period The Sack of Thebes The Saite Monarchy Saite Egypt and the Near East The Nubian Legacy of the 25th Dynasty Persian and Egyptian Independence After Alexander Women in Egypt King List Further Reading Index Acknowledgements
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