Bill Manley

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 181mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9780140513318
• ISBN-10: 0140513310
• Artikelnr.: 21307069

Autorenporträt

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