Egypt category: 1199 books
Tutankhamen
Amenism, Atenism and Egyptian Monotheism/with Hieroglyphic Texts of Hymns to Amen and Aten
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Noted Egyptologist's careful account, written to counter flurry of misinformation after 1922 discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb, of the known facts about the reign of Tutankhamen, the cults of Amen and Aten, and Egyptian monotheism. Over 50 illustrations and hieroglyphic texts of most important hymns to Amen and Aten.
by Prosper Ankh
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2018
Who were the original Hebrews? Were they the same people inhabiting present-day Israel? The answer is no. Abraham and his descendants were Black peoples. The successive invasions of the Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans are mentioned in this work, as well as the emperor Hadrian's decimation of the Jews. Jesus Christ was a Black Jew.
Search for the Nile's Source
The Ruined Reputation of John Petherick, Nineteenth-century Welsh Explorer
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
The source of the Nile had long eluded and tormented explorers, and John Hanning Speke’s discovery of Lake Victoria in 1858 elevated him to the pantheon of heroes of African exploration, alongside Livingstone and Stanley. But the part played by the Welsh mining engineer John Petherick in the discovery...
by G. Elliot Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Tutankhamen : and the Discovery of His Tomb by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Carter is an amazing account of the discovery in the early 20th century.
by Robert M. Schoch
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2004
Is it a mere coincidence that pyramids are found throughout our globe? Did cultures ranging across vast spaces in geography and time, such as the ancient Egyptians; early Bud-dhists; the Maya, Inca, Toltec, and Aztec civilizations of the Americas; the Celts of the British Isles; and even the Mississippi...
The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam
A comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
The Ghazi Sultans were frontier holy-warrior kings of late medieval and early modern Islamic history. This book is a comparative study of three particular Ghazis in the Muslim world at that time, demonstrating the extent to which these men were influenced by the actions and writings of their predecessors...
by E. A. Wallis Budge
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2013
Legends of the Gods originally published in 1912 by Egyptologist Alfred Wallis Budge. It also includes the Book of the Heavenly Cow, or The Legend of the destruction of mankind, an Ancient Egyptian text thought to have originated during the Amarna Period and, in part, describes the reasons...
by Eric Cline
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 13, 2014
In '1177 v.Chr' beschrijft Eric H. Cline een keerpunt in onze geschiedenis. Na jaren van bloei kwam er een abrupt einde aan de beschavingen uit het bronzen tijdperk. In het jaar 1177 voor Christus wist het machtige leger van Egypte de verwoestende invasies van het zeevolk te stoppen, maar dat bleek...
by Toby Wilkinson
Language: Dutch
Release Date: October 5, 2011
Language: Dutch
Release Date: October 5, 2011
In deze meesterlijk geschiedenis van het oude Egypte vertelt Toby Wilkinson het verhaal van een van de grootste beschavingen die ooit hebben bestaan. De geschiedenis van het oude Egypte en de uitzonderlijke beschaving die gedurende drieduizend jaar bloeide langs de oevers van de Nijl, lijkt een spektakelstuk...
Gaius Julius Caesar
Aufstieg und Fall eines römischen Politikers. Biografie
Language: German
Release Date: August 8, 2015
Die Autorin spürt dem Leben und Wirken des G. Julius Caesar nach. Sie zeigt die Taten des römischen Feldherren und Staatsmannes im Zusammenhang mit den sozialen und politischen Gegebenheiten dieser Zeit. Gleichzeitig versucht sie, aus dem Überlieferten Rückschlüsse über Caesars Leben im Kreise...
History: The Secrets of Ancient Civilizations and Great Empires that Shaped Modern World
World History & Ancient Civilizations
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
History
The Secrets of Ancient Civilizations and Great Empires that Shaped Modern World
Curious on the past and how it still influences the present and perhaps even the future? Interested on the role those ancient civilizations played in shaping the world, as we now know it? Ready to...
by Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
The discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 aroused unprecedented excitement in the field of Egyptology. In the tomb of a "colourless youth, who reigned for a few years only" were found unmatched riches, the study of which has led to numerous insights into ancient Egyptian civilization....
by P S Quick
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
This fantastic book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for ancient Egyptians. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time - including sections about the pharaohs, mummies, the pyramids, hieroglyphics and much more!The 'All About' series...
The Origins of the Libyan Nation
Colonial Legacy, Exile and the Emergence of a New Nation-State
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
Libya is a typical example of a colonial or external creation. This book addresses the emergence and construction of nation and nationalism, particularly among Libyan exiles in the Mediterranean region. It charts the rise of nationalism from the colonial era and shows how it developed through an external...