Bibliograph

Lives of the ancient Egyptians, Toby Wilkinson

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Lives of the ancient Egyptians, Toby Wilkinson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lives of the ancient Egyptians

Oclc number

1104659052

Responsibility statement

Toby Wilkinson

Summary

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.00Original Hbk. edition (ISBN 9780500051481, 2007) no longer available

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