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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt

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Bill Manley - Author
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Book: Paperback | 5.27 x 9.80in | 144 pages | ISBN 9780140513318 | 01 Jan 1997 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt
From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC, through the territorial expansion and flourishing trade of the "age of empire," to Greek domination and ultimate collapse. Political rivalries are charted through the successive dynasties, from the strife of the intermediate periods to the golden ages of prosperity and artistic glory under Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. The latest archaeological evidence is used to cast new light on the vast architectural legacy of the world's first great nation state.

  • Over 60 full color maps
  • Innovative, informative, up-to-date and visually exciting
  • Special features and timelines
  • Over 70 illustrations in color and black and white
  • Indispensable one-volume handbook for students and interested lay readers alike Timelines

    Part I: Origins of Ancient Egypt
    Prehistoric Egypt
    The Emergence of Egypt
    The Old Kingdom Administration
    Old Kingdom Egypt and Nubia
    The Great Pyramid Age
    The First Intermediate Period
    The Egyptian Language and Writing

    Part II: The Middle Kingdom
    The Wars of Reunification
    The Administrative State
    The Faiyum and Delta
    Middle Kingdom Egypt and the Near East
    Middle Kingdom Egypt and Nubia
    The Second Intermediate Period
    Thebes, Kush and the Hyksos Kings
    Egyptian Literature

    Part III: The New Kingdom
    The Wars of Ahmose
    Wawat and Kush
    Egypt, Syria and Palestine I
    Egypt, Syria and Palestine II
    Punt and God's Land
    Power and the Royal Palace I
    Power and the Royal Palace II
    The Amarna Letters
    Egyptian Art

    Part IV: The Late New Kingdom
    The Road to Kadesh
    Urbanization
    Libyan Invasions and the Sea Peoples
    The Decline of Royal Authority
    Tanis, Thebes and Libya
    The Palestinian Campaign of Shoshenk I
    Division of the Kingdom
    Kings from Kush
    The Valley of the Kings

    Part V: The Late Period
    The Sack of Thebes
    The Saite Monarchy
    Saite Egypt and the Near East
    The Nubian Legacy of the 25th Dynasty
    Persian and Egyptian Independence
    After Alexander
    Women in Egypt

    King List
    Further Reading
    Index
    Acknowledgements

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