Lives of the Ancient Egyptians

From the dawn of history to the death of Cleopatra, ancient Egypt was home to larger-than-life personalities. Across one hundred lives, Toby Wilkinson explores the true character and diversity of human experience in the ancient world''s greatest civilization. Some of those profiled are famous: pharaohs and queens such as Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Ramesses II and Tiye. Others are lesser known but equally engaging: Imhotep, architect of the first pyramid; Perniankhu, the court dwarf; and the royal sculptor Bak. Equally illuminating are the lives of commoners, so rarely given their own voice: ordinary men and women who include a doctor, a dentist, a housewife, a musician - and a serial criminal.

Product details

• Authors: Toby Wilkinson, Wilkinson Toby
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780500294802
• ISBN: 978-0-500-29480-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Egypt, Ancient History, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology