The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

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'If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one.' Northern Echo
'This splendid, lavishly illustrated book is the only single-volume work to cover 700,000 years of Ancient Egypt from the Stone Age I I j to Roman conquest . . . Lucidly edited by Ian Shaw . . . you get V 31! the facts without the dust.'
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Tbe Oxford History of Ancient Ejjypt describes the emergence and dcN'elopmcnt of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from tlicir prehistoric origins to their conquest b\' the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. It details tlie changing nature of life and death in the Nile \'alley, which gave rise to some of the earliest masteipieces of art, architecture, and literature in the ancient world. This is the only history of ancient Eg\ pt to provide detailed historical coverage from the eariy Stone Age to its incorporation into die Roman Empire. It is illustrated with unusual, often rare colour plates, black and white images,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

'4
'If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one.' Northern Echo
'This splendid, lavishly illustrated book is the only single-volume work to cover 700,000 years of Ancient Egypt from the Stone Age I I j to Roman conquest . . . Lucidly edited by Ian Shaw . . . you get V 31! the facts without the dust.'
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Tbe Oxford History of Ancient Ejjypt describes the emergence and dcN'elopmcnt of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from tlicir prehistoric origins to their conquest b\' the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. It details tlie changing nature of life and death in the Nile \'alley, which gave rise to some of the earliest masteipieces of art, architecture, and literature in the ancient world. This is the only history of ancient Eg\ pt to provide detailed historical coverage from the eariy Stone Age to its incorporation into die Roman Empire. It is illustrated with unusual, often rare colour plates, black and white images, drawings, and maps.
'From the Stone Age to the Roman occupation in the fourth century AD, the mighty Egyptian dynasties are brought to life in almost 450 pages . . . never anything but deeply informative, without losing sight of the essential attribute of any book— readability.' North West Eveninjj Mail
'brimming with intriguing facts it also provides a first-rate
overview of le proLfres E^yptien from the period when Homo erectti-s first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC.' The Times
Cover illustration: detail From a watereoloiir ofa painted relief, early 19th Dynasty tomb oFSety I, b\' Henrv Salt. © The British Museum Vissza