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The twin themes - the overwhelming importance of the Nile and the pharaoh - provide the unifying thread running through Cyril Aldred's classic text. Aidan Dodson ... Show synopsis

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  • Jul 14, 2008
    By Greg, San Ramon, CA

    This is a nice update to a classic book on ancient Egypt. It is a good book to get a basic background in the geography, archeology, and history of ancient Egypt from the earliest settlements to Alexander. It includes a complete king-list that is very valuable. It is easy to read and has lots of nice color and black and white plates.

  • Mar 27, 2008
    By P., Sparks, NV

    An extensively revised and updated third edition of Cyril Aldred's classic work, the Egyptians will appeal to a literate person with a genuine interest in Ancient Egypt on a very detailed and comprehensive level. This book is not for the faint of heart or indolent. The discussion of prehistoric Egypt in this book owes much to Aidan Dodson, revision and editing. The discussion of the Pharoah Hathsheptut is particularly valuable as it summarizes briefly and authoritatively what recent authors have spent whole books on with in many cases wild speculations

  • Jan 29, 2008
    By Scott, Brooklyn, NY

    This is a good book with a general overview of history that presents ancient Egyptians the way an autopsy presents murder; Dry facts. More readable than Aldred's Egyptian Art book, this still will not set you on fire. For a subject as thrilling as Egypt, most books give it a treatment drier than its surrounding deserts (oh my god that was horrible, I am so sorry, I won't fumble that hard again, I promise.) Egypt needs to be treated like the vulgar tart it was, large glossy photos and stories of slavery, ritual, gods, monarchy and death; written by men in eyeliner instead of tweed.

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