Description
Book SynopsisRanging from the first human settlement in the Nile Valley (c. 120,000 BC) to the appearance of Alexander the Great (c. 331 BC), this history blends archaeological and textual evidence into an informed narrative. Numerous quotes from the original documentary sources are included.
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La Croix. "The range of recent revisions, particularly chronological, and the ever increasing amount of archaeological material demanded a new synthesis. Here it is, both lively and well written." Le Quotidien de Paris.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations.
Introduction.
Part I: The Formative Period:.
1. From Prehistory to History.
2. Religion and History.
3. The Thinite Period.
Part II: The Classical Age:.
4. The Old Kingdom.
5. Funerary Ideas.
6. The Struggle for Power.
7. The Middle Kingdom.
8. The Invasion.
Part III: The Empire:.
9. The Tuthmosids.
10. Akhenaten.
11. The Ramessid Period.
12. The Domain of Amun.
Part IV: The Final Phase: .
13. The Third Intermediate Period.
14. Nubians and Saites.
15. Persians and Greeks.
Conclusion.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Guide to Further Reading by Kent R. Weekes.
Index.
