This highly readable popular history is also a unique work of reference, containing: • Biographical accounts of all the 170 or more known pharaohs • Lives and personalities of famous kings and queens: Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Ramesses the Great, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, Cleopatra • Timelines with at-a-glance guides to the length of each reign • Datafiles for every pharaoh, listing key information such as royal titles, place of burial, and family relationships • The royal cartouches of each king or queen • Tables of genealogies, royal mummies, and main events • Special features on everything from the eight wives of Ramesses the Great to the pharaohs of the Exodus • Portraits of all the major rulers • Diagrams and plans of royal tombs and monuments “Anyone interested in the ancient Egyptians will not find a clearer or more entertaining account of this fascinating world”—British Museum Magazine Also in the series: The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt The Complete Pyramids The Complete Queens of Egypt The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt The Complete Tutankhamun The Complete Valley of the Kings
The Complete Pharaohs
The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
Peter A. Clayton
224 pp.
350 illus. incl. 130 in color
25.5X19cm
ISBN 9789774160417
For sale only in the Middle East
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