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.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdISBN: 9780500294802Number of pages: 304Weight: 300 gDimensions: 198 x 130 mm
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