The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt ISBN 9780192804587

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt from the Stone Age to the Roman conquest. The story of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, makes for fascinating reading, with subjects ranging from the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley to some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture and literature in the ancient world. An international team of experts in the field address the issues surrounding this distinctive culture, vividly relating the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, exploring colourful personalities, and uncovering surprising facts, such as the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken from the hand of a mummy. A well-rounded picture of an intriguing civilisation emerges. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Maps; Acknowledgements Introduction Prehistory: Palaeolithic and Neolithic Predynastic Period Late Predynastic and Early Dynastic The Rise of Egyptian Civilization The Old Kingdom The First Intermediate Period The Middle Kingdom The Second Intermediate Period The New Kingdom: Pre-Amarna The New Kingdom: Amarna and Post-Amarna Egypt and the Outside World The Third Intermediate Period The Late Period The Ptolemaic Period The Roman Period Further Reading; Chronological Tables; Acknowledgement of Sources; Index