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Informationen zum Autor James Baikie Klappentext When we consider the Cretans and Hittites, the powers of Babylonia and Assyria, and the internal conditions in Syria and Palestine, it can hardly be doubted that the reign of Akhetaten marks a turning point, notably in Egyptian history, but also in the wider history of the ancient world. Here the author vigorously reproduces this age, to show the intensely human interest that lies in the story of religion and art of decadence and reform. Zusammenfassung When we consider the Cretans and Hittites, the powers of Babylonia and Assyria, and the internal conditions in Syria and Palestine, it can hardly be doubted that the reign of Akhetaten marks a turning point, notably in Egyptian history, but also in the wider history of the ancient world. Here the author vigorously reproduces this age, to show the intensely human interest that lies in the story of religion and art of decadence and reform. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTORY, I. EGYPT'S RISE TO SUPREMACY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD, II. THE CULMINATION OF EGYPTIAN GLORY: THE REIGN OF AMENHOTEP THE MAGNIFICENT, III. EGYPTIAN CULTURE IN THE XVIIlTH DYNASTY, IV. THE SURROUNDING NATIONS: THE MINOANS, V. THE SURROUNDING NATIONS: THE HITTITES AND THE MITANNIANS, VI. THE SURROUNDING NATIONS: THE BABYLONIANS AND THE ASSYRIANS, VII. THE NEW SUPREME JOVE OF THE ANCIENT EASTAMENHOTEP IV, VIII. THE CITY OF THE HORIZON AND ITS ART, IX. THE FAITH OF AKHENATEN-ATEN-WORSHIP, X. THE COLLAPSE OF THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE AS SEEN IN THE AMARNA LETTERS, XI. THE AFTERMATH OF THE TELL EL-AMARNA ADVENTURE, XII. THE LEGATEES OF EL-AMARNA: THE PHARAOHS OF THE XIXTH DYNASTY, INDEX
