Egypt

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398826250Author Ea Wallis BudgeFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

From the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, unique marks that reveal craftsmanship we would be hard pressed to duplicate today. Drawing together the results of more than 30 years of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398803695Author EA Wallis BudgeFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

If you enjoyed Templar's extraordinary Dragonology (New York Times Bestseller & Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week), then just wait until you see Egyptology. With a stunning gold foiled and embossed cover featuring three 'jewels', and with its...

An epic new novel of Ancient Egypt, from the Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith.FROM THE RUINS OF BATTLEA HERO MUST RISEFOR THE GLORY OF EGYPTYears of Hyksos rule have seen the plunder of once-mighty Egypt. Though the two kingdoms have now been...

Take a journey through Ancient Egypt and see how the pharaohs once lived!An enticing and insightful guide that covers 3000 years of life under the pharaoh's rule (c.3200-30 BCE), from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman...

An entirely fresh and accessible approach to reading ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs by a proven expert, this step-by-step introduction assumes no previous knowledge of grammar or ancient languages, but guides readers through the inscriptions, from simple...

This is a story studded with extraordinary achievements and historic moments, from the building of the pyramids and the conquest of Nubia, through Akhenaten's religious revolution, the power and beauty of Nefertiti, the glory of Tutankhamun's burial...

For the first time in 3,300 years, The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Papyrus of Ani is showcased in its entirety in seventy four magnificent, large-format, color pages. Maybe the most stunning presentation of this...

Travel back in time with this picture-led guide and explore the magnificent monuments and fabulous tombs of ancient Egypt.This book takes you through the history of one of the world's most extraordinary civilizations. You will venture inside pyramids and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556520723Author Cheikh Anta DiopFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint A Cappella BooksPublisher A Cappella BooksWeight(grams) 381g

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt from the stone age to the Roman conquest. The story of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans makes...

'An absorbingly creepy travelogue through the corridors, tunnels and basements of our most famous cultural repository. With Noah Angell as our guide, the British Museum becomes a haunted prison filled with imperial plunder and restless spirits clamouring...

More than three thousand years ago a sculptor working in the royal city of Amarna carved a limestone bust of an Egyptian queen. The queen was Nefertiti, consort of the 'heretic pharaoh' Akhenaten. Plastered and painted, Nefertiti's bust depicted an...

Presenting modern devotional perspectives that are rarely covered in other works, this premium hardcover offers comprehensive profiles of more than one hundred Egyptian gods, goddesses, and other divine beings. This thoroughly researched, full-color tome...

This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for GCSE Ancient History (first teaching September 2017). It covers the whole of Component 2, both the compulsory longer Period Study and the three optional Depth Studies: Longer Period...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788076710535Author Miroslav BartaFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Univerzita Karlova, Filozoficka fakultaPublisher Univerzita Karlova, Filozoficka...

'Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating' - The TimesOn 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: 'Yes, yes,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981496603Author Gary GreenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Pereset PressPublisher Pereset PressWeight(grams) 476g

Unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt as you navigate through puzzles and riddles, myths and magic, rhyme and reason - from the twisting Nile to the enigmatic secrets of the Sphinx. On your journey, you will uncover the deep history of a land steeped in...

Unlocking the secrets of the pyramids.For thousands of years the pyramids have stood, imposing and enigmatic, refusing to give up their secrets. In this thrilling book of scientific and historical detective work, the authors try to answer some of...

Praise for the exhibition ***** The Telegraph ***** The Times ***** Daily Telegraph **** The Evening Standard "Plunge into the infinity pool of ancient Egyptian history with this dizzying array of artworks" - Waldemar Januszczack, Sunday Times Culture...

'It is a story full of drama, with the Nile, the pyramids and the Valley of the Kings as backdrop. That A World Beneath the Sands is also a subtle and stimulating study of the paradoxes of 19th-century colonialism is a bonus indeed.' - Tom Holland,...

The story of the world's greatest civilisation spans more than 4000 years of history that has shaped the world. It is full of spectacular sites and epic stories, an evolving society rich in heroes and villains, inventors and intellectuals, artisans and...

Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony, was the only member of the Ptolemaic dynasty to survive after her parents were defeated by the future Roman emperor Augustus at the Battle of Actium. Paraded as a prisoner in a...

Reveals how the pyramids of Egypt were sophisticated generators of clean energy. Sharing extensive new evidence and cutting-edge research that the Great Pyramid at Giza was built as an energy-harvesting machine, Christopher Dunn details how the ancient...

Explore the entire history of the ancient Egyptian state from 3000 B.C. to 400 A.D. with this authoritative volume The newly revised Second Edition of A History of Ancient Egypt delivers an up-to-date survey of ancient Egypt's history from its origins to...

Lined margins with ample space to journal and write notes make this Bible perfect to study and engage with Scripture.Do you underline Scripture, take notes during sermons, or express your thoughts through journaling? The NKJV Journal the Word (TM) Bible...

In the winter of 1922-23 archaeologist Howard Carter and his wealthy patron George Herbert, the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon, sensationally opened the tomb of Tutenkhamen. Six weeks later Herbert, the sponsor of the expedition, died in Egypt. The popular...

The gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, worshipped for over half of recorded history, are among the most fascinating and complex of any civilization. Here is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian...

Travels with Herodotus records how Kapuscinski set out on his first forays - to India, China and Africa - with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. He sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a...

'Lively and amusing [...] an engaging read. Ryan successfully makes this ancient civilisation more immediate and accessible.' - Current World Archaeology _____________________'[Donald] Ryan - who has worked in and on Egypt for decades, as an...

'This readable anthology is a good introduction to a civilization that fascinates like few others ... in this book there are animals who talk, princesses who are locked up at the top of towers, wicked stepmothers and many other themes ... An enjoyable...

'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORECleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen.A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film.She...

Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also...

Gorgeous Collector's Edition which brings to life the culture of one of the great founding civilisations. Companion volume to Egyptian Myths & Legends in the same series, this title brings to life the beginnings of human experience, the irrigation of the...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS AND THE ORION MYSTERY'An exciting book . . . deservedly a bestseller' SPECTATOR___________________________________________In Keeper of Genesis, Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval present a tour de...

Spanning Ancient Egyptian culture (ca. 3200 BC to AD 400), this 'Handbook of Egyptian Mythology' is a complete survey of Egyptian mythology.About the AuthorGeraldine Pinch is an Egyptologist at the Oriental Institute of Oxford University and a Member of...

The ancient Egyptians were firmly convinced of the importance of magic, which was both a source of supernatural wisdom and a means of affecting one's own fate. The gods themselves used it for creating the world, granting mankind magical powers as an aid...

Winner of the 1990 American Book Award What is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the foundation of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he...