Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt - Wilkinson Toby

Bloomsbury Publishing 2011 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 672 anglické Toby Wilkinson 1408810026 538 gramů Brožovaná

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt - Wilkinson Toby A brilliantly readable, beautifully illustrated general history of ancient Egypt, from the builders of the first pyramids to Cleopatra.â€˜A sophisticated and complete accountâ€™ The Times: Books of the Yearâ€˜Wilkinsonâ€™s stirring and clear-sighted account of the ancient world''s most enduring civilisation comes as a welcome treatâ€™ Sunday Times: Books of the YearThis is a story studded with extraordinary achievements and historic moments, from the building of the pyramids and the conquest of Nubia, through Akhenaten''s religious revolution, the power and beauty of Nefertiti, the glory of Tutankhamun''s burial chamber, and the ruthlessness of Ramesses, to Alexander the Great''s invasion and Cleopatra''s fatal entanglement with Rome.As the world''s first nation-state, the history of Ancient Egypt is above all the story of the attempt to unite a disparate realm and defend it against hostile forces from within and without. Combining grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, Toby Wilkinson reveals Ancient Egypt in all its complexity. z kategorie Knihy | Cizojazyčná literatura | English literature | Nonfiction | History od Bloomsbury Publishing PLC naleznete ne e-shopu KnihyDobrovsky.cz!

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