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Lives of the ancient Egyptians

Name: Lives of the ancient Egyptians
Author: Toby Wilkinson

Toby Wilkinson

07 August 2019

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Book Synopsis

From the dawn of history to the death of Cleopatra, ancient Egypt was home to larger-than-life personalities. Across one hundred lives, Toby Wilkinson explores the true character and diversity of human experience in the ancient world's greatest civilization. Some of those profiled are famous: pharaohs and queens such as Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Ramesses II and Tiye. Others are lesser known but equally engaging: Imhotep, architect of the first pyramid; Perniankhu, the court dwarf; and the royal sculptor Bak. Equally illuminating are the lives of commoners, so rarely given their own voice: ordinary men and women who include a doctor, a dentist, a housewife, a musician - and a serial criminal.

About The Author

Dr Toby Wilkinson is a Bye-Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. The author of many books on ancient Egypt, he won the Hessell-Tiltman prize in 2011 for The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra. .Among his previous books are Genesis of the Pharaohs and Lives of the Ancient Egyptians, both published by Thames & Hudson.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780500294802
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Thames and Hudson, (07 August 2019)
Number of Pages: 304
Weight: 272 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 198 x 144 x 23 mm
Categories:: Ancient