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Book SynopsisThe Lords of Avaris is one man''s journey in search of the legendary origins of the Western World.
Our story begins in a small rock-cut tomb below the desolate ruin-mound of Jericho in the Jordan Valley. This is the start of an epic journey of discovery, in the Homeric mould, which ranges across the ancient lands and archaeological sites of the Mediterranean. From Joshua''s Jericho to Romulus'' Rome, the true chronicle of our pre-Christian past is uncovered revealing an extraordinary historical picture, previously unimagined by scholars.
The epic legends of the West, which permeate the writings of Greece and Rome, appear to have been based on the exploits of genuine historical figures and actual events. There really was an ''Heroic Age'' of brazen-clad warriors, the last of which fought before the walls of Troy, just as described in Homer''s Iliad.
At the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age - two thousand years before the assassination of Julius
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It is refreshing to find an approach that genuinely seeks to see the 'big picture'. The book is extremely well-produced. It is an intriguing thesis' * Ancient Egypt *
A scholarly and persuasive account. * The Good Book Guide *
