Monarchs of the Nile
Editorial Reviews
KMT, Spring 1996
This especially readable volume packs great detail into eighteen chapters (which generally deal with their subjects thematically: i.e., "Openers of the Ways", "Seizers of the Two Lands", "Kings of the Sun", "Feud of the Ramessides", "Of Kings and Priests", etc.). There is also a useful Chronology (with kings' nomens and prenomens) and a unique list of the Royal Cemeteries (who was buried where), as well as several maps, at the end of the volume. Additionally, the author provides genealogies in the text, where these help clarify confusing lines of descent
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Book Description
This book presents a concise account of the lives and times of some of the more significant occupants of the Egyptian throne, from the unification of the country around 3000 BC down to the extinction of native rule just under three millennia later. Some, such as Tuthmosis III, had a major impact on their time, and were remembered by their own people until the very civilization collapsed. Others, such as Tutankhamun, were soon forgotten by the Egyptians themselves, only to burst into popular culture thousands of years after their deaths, as a result of the labors of modern archeologists. Still more remain unknown outside the small circle of professional archeologists, but led lives that call out for wider dissemination. This book sets out to provide a mix of all three categories, in an attempt to present a balanced view of Egyptian kings and their range of achievements.
Monarchs of the Nile
Monarchs of the Nile,Aidan Dodson,AUC Press,9774246004,Ancient - Egypt,Archaeology,General,History,History - General History,History: World,African history: BCE to c 500 CE,Ancient Egypt,Egyptian archaeology,History / Ancient / Egypt,Rank & titles
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