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Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt
Häftad, 2011
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
155 kr
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'This readable anthology is a good introduction to a civilization that fascinates like few others ... in this book there are animals who talk, princesses who are locked up at the top of towers, wicked stepmothers and many other themes ... An enjoyable book by a skilled author' Financial TimesThe …
Ramesses
Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh
Häftad, 2001
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
187 kr
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Everyone has heard of Ramesses the Great - but what is the truth behind the legend? Joyce Tyldesley's lively book explores the life and times of Egypt's greatest king. Ramesses II was the archetypal Egyptian pharoah: a mighty warrior, an extravagant builder and the father of scores of children. His …
Daughters of Isis
Women of Ancient Egypt
Häftad, 1995
181 kr
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In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century. They could own and trade in property, work outside the home, marry foreigners and live alone without the protection of a …
Nefertiti's Face
The Creation of an Icon
Häftad, 2020
138 kr
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More than three thousand years ago a sculptor working in the royal city of Amarna carved a limestone bust of an Egyptian queen. The queen was Nefertiti, consort of the 'heretic pharaoh' Akhenaten. Plastered and painted, Nefertiti's bust depicted an extraordinarily beautiful woman. However, …
Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt
E-bok, 2010
105 kr
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From Herodotus to The Mummy, Western civilization has long been fascinated with the exotic myths and legends of Ancient Egypt but they have often been misunderstood. Here acclaimed Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley guides us through 3000 years of changing stories and, in retelling them, shows us what …
Hatchepsut
The Female Pharaoh
Häftad, 1998
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
187 kr
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Queen - or, as she would prefer to be remembered King - Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman. Brilliantly defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's clothes and even wearing a false beard. Forgotten until Egptologists deciphered hieroglyphics in the 1820's, …
Nefertiti
Egypt's Sun Queen
Häftad, 2005
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
214 kr
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For over a decade Nefertiti, wife of the heretic king Akhenaten, was the most influential woman in the Bronze Age world; a beautiful queen blessed by the sun-god, adored by her family and worshipped by her people. Her image and her name were celebrated throughout Egypt and her future seemed golden. …
Hatchepsut
The Female Pharaoh
E-bok, 1998
136 kr
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Queen - or, as she would prefer to be remembered King - Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman. Brilliantly defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's clothes and even wearing a false beard. Forgotten until Egptologists deciphered hieroglyphics in the 1820's, …
Ramesses
Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh
E-bok, 2001
108 kr
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Everyone has heard of Ramesses the Great - but what is the truth behind the legend? Joyce Tyldesley's lively book explores the life and times of Egypt's greatest king. Ramesses II was the archetypal Egyptian pharoah: a mighty warrior, an extravagant builder and the father of scores of children. His …
Nefertiti
Egypt's Sun Queen
E-bok, 2005
108 kr
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For over a decade Nefertiti, wife of the heretic king Akhenaten, was the most influential woman in the Bronze Age world; a beautiful queen blessed by the sun-god, adored by her family and worshipped by her people. Her image and her name were celebrated throughout Egypt and her future seemed golden. …
Daughters of Isis
Women of Ancient Egypt
E-bok, 1995
125 kr
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In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century. They could own and trade in property, work outside the home, marry foreigners and live alone without the protection of a …
From Mummies to Microchips
A Case-Study in Effective Online Teaching Developed at the University of Manchester
Av Joyce Tyldesley, Nicky Nielsen
Inbunden, 2020
1026 kr
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This volume offers a detailed case study of the internationally acclaimed online programmes in Egyptology at the University of Manchester, UK. It distils over a decade of online teaching experience and student feedback, providing guidance for instructors developing their own online offerings.Today, …
From Mummies to Microchips
A Case-Study in Effective Online Teaching Developed at the University of Manchester
Av Joyce Tyldesley, Nicky Nielsen
Häftad, 2022
397 kr
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This volume offers a detailed case study of the internationally acclaimed online programmes in Egyptology at the University of Manchester, UK. It distils over a decade of online teaching experience and student feedback, providing guidance for instructors developing their own online offerings.Today, …
From Mummies to Microchips
A Case-Study in Effective Online Teaching Developed at the University of Manchester
Av Nicky Nielsen, Joyce Tyldesley
E-bok, 2020
438 kr
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This volume offers a detailed case study of the internationally acclaimed online programmes in Egyptology at the University of Manchester, UK. It distils over a decade of online teaching experience and student feedback, providing guidance for instructors developing their own online offerings. …
From Mummies to Microchips
A Case-Study in Effective Online Teaching Developed at the University of Manchester
Av Nicky Nielsen, Joyce Tyldesley
E-bok, 2020
428 kr
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This volume offers a detailed case study of the internationally acclaimed online programmes in Egyptology at the University of Manchester, UK. It distils over a decade of online teaching experience and student feedback, providing guidance for instructors developing their own online offerings. …
Egypt
How A Lost Civilisation Was Rediscovered
E-bok, 2010
147 kr
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For nearly two thousand years after the last pharaoh ruled Egypt the wonders of this ancient culture remained hidden, seemingly lost and forgotten for ever. Then, in the late eighteenth century, Napoleons invasion of the country sparked an explosion of interest in ancient Egypt that burns as …
TUTANKHAMUN
100 years after the discovery of his tomb leading Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley unpicks the misunderstandings around the boy king's life, death and legacy
Häftad, 2023
151 kr
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Pharaoh.Icon.Enigma.Lost for three thousand years, misunderstood for a century.A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy, and golden riches beyond imagination. The lost tomb of Tutankhamun …
TUTANKHAMUN
100 years after the discovery of his tomb leading Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley unpicks the misunderstandings around the boy king''s life, death and legacy
E-bok, 2022
45 kr
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Pharaoh. Icon. Enigma. Lost for three thousand years, m isunderstood for a century. A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy, and golden riches beyond imagination. The lost tomb of …
Pharaohs
E-bok, 2019
45 kr
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'' Concerning Egypt itself, I shall extend my remarks to a great length, because there is no country that possesses so many wonders. '' The Greek writer Herodotus wrote these words as long ago as the 5th century BC, and the ancient civilization of Egypt has continued to cast its spell on …
Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome
Av Joyce Tyldesley, Julian Maxwell Heath
Häftad, 2017
146 kr
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In a companion book to the best-selling Stories from Ancient Egypt, Joyce Tyldesley re-tells some of the most interesting and entertaining myths and legends from the Classical world. These stories tell us how the spider spun the first web, how a simple ball of string defeated the fearsome minotaur, …
Pyramids
The Real Story Behind Egypt's Most Ancient Monuments
Häftad, 2023
155 kr
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The extraordinary mysteries of the pyramids - revealedFrom the development of monumental architecture around 3,000 BC to the fabulous edifices that rose up from the desert plains of Giza, these are amongst the most remarkable structures in world history.Their story has given rise to a set of …
Cleopatra
Last Queen of Egypt
E-bok, 2011
137 kr
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She was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies who had ruled Egypt for three centuries. Highly educated (she was the only one of the Ptolemies to read and speak ancient Egyptian as well as the court Greek) and very clever (her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony were …
Tutankhamen's Curse
The developing history of an Egyptian king
E-bok, 2012
128 kr
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Ninety years ago, Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamen''s mummy lying, surrounded by grave goods, in a virtually intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Egyptology would never be the same again. Tutankhamen''s Curse approaches the story of the lost king and his development into a cultural icon with …
Nefertiti's Face
The Creation of an Icon
E-bok, 2018
137 kr
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More than three thousand years ago a sculptor working in the royal city of Amarna carved a limestone bust of an Egyptian queen. The queen was Nefertiti, consort of the ''heretic pharaoh'' Akhenaten. Plastered and painted, Nefertiti''s bust depicted an extraordinarily beautiful woman. However, …
Cleopatra
Last Queen of Egypt
Häftad, 2009
153 kr
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She was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies who had ruled Egypt for three centuries. Highly educated (she was the only one of the Ptolemies to read and speak ancient Egyptian as well as the court Greek) and very clever (her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony were …
Kleopatra : Egyptens sista drottning
Inbunden, 2008
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
192 kr
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Romarna betraktade henne som ett fatalt monster. Pascal sade att formen på hennes näsa kom att påverka historiens gång. Shakespeare skildrade henne som en tragisk kärleksikon. Men vem var Kleopatra, egentligen? Hon var den sista härskaren av den makedonska Ptolemaios-dynastin som regerat Egypten i …
