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Description edit
In this landmark work, one of the world’s most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into the Roman Empire—three thousand years of wild drama, bold spectacle, and unforgettable characters. ... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ramesses: Add a description of this character.
- Ptolemy Xii
- Akhenaten
- Cleopatra
- Alexander
- Ahmose-nefertari
- Amenhotep
- Hatshepsut
- Piankhi
- Seti
- Nefertiti
- Thutmose Iii
- Kamose
- Khufu
- Horemheb
- Harkhuf
- Kadesh
- Shoshenq
- Caesar
- Kushite
- Osiris
- Nanner
- Herihor
- Mittani
- Teti
- Darius
- Qenamun
- Prince Osorkon
- Antony
- Amenemhat
- Ashurbanipal
- Djedher
- Hattusili
- Wennefer
- Merenptah
- Deir El-bahri
- Manetho
- Pompey
- Narmer
- Kheti
- Tawer
- Wawat
- Intef
- Panehsy
Setting & Locations edit
- Egypt
- Thebes
- Nile Valley
- Near East
- Memphis
- Ipetsut
- Abdju
- Alexandria
- Rome
- Nubia
- New Kingdom
- Hutwaret
- Palestine
- Assyria
- Middle Kingdom
- Giza
- Cyprus
- Saqqara
- Gebtu
- Old Kingdom
- Tutankhamun
- Nekhen
- Djanet
- Mesopotamia
- Kebny
- Anatolia
- Persia
- Babylonia
- Hyksos
- Fayum
- Asia
- Herakleopolitan
- Luxor
- Gaza
- Amurru
- Sahara
- Ramesseum
- Sneferu
- Asyut
- Tjeni
- Khmun
- Ptolemaic
- Djeba
- Athens
- Israel
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Toby A. H. Wilkinson (Author)
Awards edit
- Hessell-Tiltman Prize (2011)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 932
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