History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria - In the Light of Recent Discovery

A highly illustrated 1907 work describing recent discoveries in the Near East and their effect on the interpretation of history.

Sommario

Publisher's note; Preface; 1. The discovery of prehistoric Egypt; 2. Abydos and the first three dynasties; 3. Memphis and the pyramids; 4. Recent excavations in western Asia and the dawn of Chaldaean history; 5. Elam and Babylon, the country of the sea and the Kassites; 6. Early Babylonian life and customs; 7. Temples and tombs of Thebes; 8. The Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires in the light of recent research; 9. The last days of ancient Egypt; Index.

Riassunto

This highly illustrated 1907 work was written by Leonard King and Henry Hall, members of the department of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities at the British Museum. It begins by describing recent finds of prehistoric material in Egypt, and ends with the decline of the Babylonian and Egyptian empires.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: H. R. Hall, Hall H. R., Leonard William King, Leonard William Hall King
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781108082372
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08237-2
• Pagine: 520
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region