Pharaohs of the sun : how Egypt's despots and dreamers drove the rise and fall of Tutankhamun's dynasty
De la Bédoyère, Guy2023
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For more than two centuries Egypt was ruled by the most powerful, successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic history. They included the female king Hatshepsut, the warrior kings Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, the religious radical Akhenaten and his queen Nefertiti, and most famously of all for the wealth of his tomb the short-lived boy king Tutankhamun. They presided over a system built on war, oppression and ruthlessness, pouring Egypt's wealth into grandiose monuments, temples and extravagant tombs. But the power and riches of the Pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty came at enormous cost to Egypt's enemies and most of its people. 'Pharaohs of the sun' is their extraordinary story, showing how the glamour and gold was tainted by selfishness, ostentation and the systematic exploitation of Egypt's people and enemies.
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Author:
De la Bédoyère, Guy, author
Imprint:
London : Abacus Books, 2023.
Collation:
xxv, 549 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 2022."A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week"--Front cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780349144740 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
932.014092932.014932.0140922BED920932.014092 DE
Language:
English
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BRN:
2615927
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