24 Hours in Ancient Egypt
Author : Donald P. Ryan
Publisher : Buster Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 19,27 MB
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 9781789293517
24 Hours in Ancient Rome
Author : Philip Matyszak
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 35,24 MB
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1782438572
Book Description
Walk a day in a Roman's sandals. What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times more densely populated than modern day New York?
24 Hours in Ancient Athens
Author : Philip Matyszak
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1782439773
Book Description
During the course of a day we meet 24 ancient Athenians from all levels of society - from the slave-girl to the councilman, the fish-seller to the naval commander, the housewife to the hoplite - and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their company.
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Author : Kasia Szpakowska
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 39,14 MB
Release : 2007-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1405118563
Book Description
Using the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings. Provides an illuminating and engaging re-construction of what daily life was like in ancient Egypt Describes the main issues of everyday life in the town - from education, work, and food preparation to religious rituals, healing techniques, marriages, births, and deaths Authentically recreated through the use of recently published textual data and archaeological findings directly from the settlement of Lahun and other sites Includes photographs and illustrations of actual artifacts from the settlement of Lahun
Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
Author : Lionel Casson
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 36,29 MB
Release : 2001-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801866012
Book Description
Originally published in 1975 as The Horizon Book of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, this revised edition includes a new chapter as well as full documentation of the sources.
24 Hours in Ancient China
Author : Yijie Zhuang
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 28,68 MB
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1789291232
Book Description
24 Hours in Ancient China brings the everyday actions of ancient Chinese Han citizens vividly to life.
Ancient Egypt
Author : Farid Atiya
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 28,53 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9789771736349
Book Description
The full range of the history and archaeology of ancient Egypt is presented in this lavishly illustrated book. Also available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish
Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians
Author : Bob M. Brier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 33,22 MB
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0313353077
Book Description
Explore the daily lives of ancient Egyptians in this exciting new update of one of the most successful Daily Life titles. Through reconstructions based on the hieroglyphic inscriptions, paintings from tombs, and scenes from temple walls, readers can examine social and material existence in one of the world's oldest civilizations. Narrative chapters explore the preparation of food and drink, religious ceremonies and cosmology, work and play, the arts, military domination, and intellectual accomplishments. With material garnered from recent excavations and research, including new content on construction, pyramid building, ship building, and metallurgy, this up-to-date volume caters to the ever-evolving needs of today's readers. A timeline, an extensive research center bibliography, and over 20 new photos make this a must-have reference source for modern students of ancient history. Explore the daily lives of ancient Egyptians in this exciting update of one of the most successful Daily Life titles. Through reconstructions based on the hieroglyphic inscriptions, paintings from tombs, and scenes from temple walls, readers can explore social and material existence in one of the world's oldest civilizations. Narrative chapters explore the preparation of food and drink, religious ceremonies and cosmology, work and play, the arts, military domination, and intellectual accomplishments. With information garnered from recent excavations and research, including new content on construction, pyramid building, ship building, and metallurgy, this up-to-date volume caters to the ever-evolving needs of today's readers. A timeline, an extensive research center bibliography, and over 20 new photos make this a must-have reference source for modern students of ancient history.
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
Author : Elizabeth Payne
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 37,3 MB
Release : 2012-04-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0307813991
Book Description
For more than 3,000 years, Egypt was a great civilization that thrived along the banks of the Nile River. But when its cities crumbled to dust, Egypt’s culture and the secrets of its hieroglyphic writings were also lost. The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt explains how archaeologists have pieced together their discoveries to slowly reveal the history of Egypt’s people, its pharaohs, and its golden days.
Splendors of Ancient Egypt
Author : William H. Peck
Publisher : Abbeville Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
Mummy portraits, tomb sculptures, and jewellery representing ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, powerful rulers, and ordinary labourers come alive in this illustrated book. Concise descriptions of each work of art give essential information on the land, the people, the religion, and the afterlife.
