“Arranged chronologically and featuring more than 160 colour photographs, this book tells the storie
“Arranged chronologically and featuring more than 160 colour photographs, this book tells the stories of the pyramids, the great temple, the Valley of the Kings, the tombs of nobles, and the fabulous artefacts that have been found in Egypt over the centuries.Understand how the pyramids developed from the Step Pyramid designed by the great architect Imhotep to the Great Pyramid of King Khufu at Giza ‒one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.Meet the great heroes of Egyptian history ‒ including King Narmer, Montjuhotep II and Thutmose III ‒who united the country and expanded its borders to create an empire.Learn about the royal women of Egypt: the power of the ‘female king’ Hatshepsut, the magnificent tomb of Nefertari and the death of Cleopatra.Wonder at the gold and silver treasures of Princess Sithathoryunet, the teenage king Tutankhamun and King Psusennes ‒who ruled from the legendary city of Tanis.”— Treasures of Ancient Egypt, byNigel Fletcher-Jones -- source link
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