The Oxford History of Ancient EgyptIan Shaw Blending vividly written essays and over a hundred attractive illustrations--including 32 color plates--The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is a stunningly designed and authoritative account of the once glorious civilization on the Nile. Ranging from 700,000 BC to 311 AD, this volume portrays the emergence and development of Egypt from its prehistoric roots to its conquest by the Roman Empire. The contributors--all leading scholars working at the cutting edge of Egyptology--incorporate the latest findings in archaeological research as they chart the principal political events of Egyptian history, from the rise of the Pharaohs and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great, to the ascension of the Ptolemies and the coming of Roman legions. The book also includes the first detailed examinations of three periods which were previously regarded as "dark ages." Against the backdrop of the birth and death of ruling dynasties, the writers also examine cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature, monumental architecture, funerary beliefs, and much more. The contributors illuminate the underlying patterns of social and political change and describe the changing face of ancient Egypt, from the biographical details of individuals to the social and economic factors that shaped the lives of the people as a whole. The only up-to-date, single-volume history of ancient Egypt available in English, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is a "must read" for everyone interested in one of the great civilizations of antiquity. |
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From the Palaeolithic to the Badarian Culture | 17 |
The Naqada Period c 40003200 BC | 44 |
The Emergence of the Egyptian State c 32002686 BC | 61 |
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18th Dynasty 2nd Dynasty Abydos Ahmose Akhenaten Amarna Amenemhat Amenhotep Amenhotep III Amun ancient appears archaeological artefacts Aten Avaris Badarian building burial campaign cataract cemetery centre century chapel coffins complex cult culture decorated Deir el-Bahri Delta depicted Dynastic Period Dynasty ruler Early Dynastic Eastern Desert Egyptian Elephantine élite evidence excavated Faiyum funerary god's wife gods Hatshepsut Herakleopolitan Hierakonpolis Horus Hyksos important inscriptions Intef Kamose Karnak Kerma king's kingship Kushite late later Libyan Memphis Mentuhotep Mentuhotep II Middle Kingdom military monuments mortuary Museum Naqada Neolithic Nile Valley nomarchs nome Oasis officials Old Kingdom Osiris Palaeolithic Palestine papyrus perhaps pharaonic phase political pottery Predynastic probably Psamtek Ptolemy pyramid Queen Rameses region reign Roman royal Saqqara scenes Senusret Senusret III settlement statues stelae stele stone Tell el-Dab'a temple texts Theban Thebes Third Intermediate Period Thutmose Thutmose III tion tomb traditional Upper Egypt Wadi