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In 701 BC, the powerful Assyrian army laid siege to Jerusalem, threatening the Hebrew kingdom with destruction. What saved the City of David? The Bible credits divine intervention. Modern scholars h……続きを見る

Volume 2 of a two-volume set by one of the foremost Egyptologists contains 20 chapters including Amen, and Amen-Ra, and the Triad of Thebes; Hapi, the God of the Nile; The Triad of Elephantine; Osir……続きを見る

First published in 2005. The working and intellectual biography of the great archaeologist Flinders Petrie, who was one of the founding fathers of Egyptology, will inevitably be of interest to all t……続きを見る

First published in 2000. The kings of ancient Egypt’s first five dynasties were responsible for the creation of a unique and enduring civilisation, epitomised by its most impressive monuments, the p……続きを見る

The twelve-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria, Tiglath-Pileser III and the Organization of hteAssyrian Empire from 745 ……続きを見る

Der deutsche Ägyptologe Richard Lepsius unternahm im Auftrag des preußischen Königs Wilhelm IV. in den Jahren 1842 bis 1845 eine Forschungsreise nach Ägypten, um die Altertü……続きを見る

In the early 12th century, the Late Bronze Age Hittite empire collapsed during a series of upheavals which swept the Greek and Near Eastern worlds. In the subsequent Iron Age, numerous cities and st……続きを見る

The Egyptologist acclaimed for re-dating the Great Sphinx at Giza sets his sights on one of the true mysteries of antiquity: the Great Pyramid of Giza. What is the Great Pyramid of Giza? Ask that ba……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians by renowned Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist E. A. Wallis Budge, who worked for the world famous British Museum. 続きを見る

Life-size (about 5 ft.) mummy is easy and fun to make using simple house items such as newspapers, paper bags, flour, gauze, a balloon, tea, etc. Clear illustrations, tips and photos. Great for a sc……続きを見る

A concise history from the author of: Gulf Diary of the Microchip War and Gorbachev-The Rise and Fall of a Hero. This title covers some history behind this country's recent past, in particular the c……続きを見る

Spanning the early dynastic period to modern times, treasury of Egyptian folklore encompasses 36 beguiling stories. First part contains tales originally written in hieratic characters; second part d……続きを見る

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was Keeper of the British Museum’s department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Carrying out many missions to Egypt in search of anci……続きを見る

The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity offers an innovative overview of a period (c. 300-700 CE) that has become increasingly central to scholarly debates over the history of western and Middle Easte……続きを見る

A revolutionary book that explains the most enigmatic and fascinating wonder of the ancient world: the Pyramids of Egypt. In 1993, German robotics engineer Rudolf Gatenbrink discovered a sealed door……続きを見る

A superb cross-section of literature produced over 4,000 years ago, translated by the author and including extracts from The Book of the Dead, legends of the gods, historical and autobiographical li……続きを見る

"Die Tochter des Mumienmachers" entführt uns in ein Land, geheimnisvoll und mystisch, in das Land der Pyramiden, Mumien und Pharaonen. Die Geschichte zeichnet ein Bild vom historischen Ägypten in al……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Magisterial . . . [A] rich portrait of ancient Egypt’s complex evolution over the course of three millenniums.”ーLos Angeles Times NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEA……続きを見る

The ancient world comes to life in the first volume in a two book series on the history of Egypt, spanning the first farmers to the construction of the pyramids. Famed archaeologist John Romer draws……続きを見る

3 works of Flinders Petrie English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology (1853-1942) This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of Flinders Petrie. A dynamic table ……続きを見る

A definitive, absorbing account of the Egyptian revolution, written by a Cairo-based Egyptian-American reporter for Foreign Policy and The Times (London), who witnessed firsthand Mubarak's demise an……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1906 edition by John Murray, London. This is an illustrated edition. William Matthew Flinders Petrie, (1853 – 1942) an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic m……続きを見る

First published in 2005. This work, while aimed at a general audience, is by no means a dreary introductory textbook. Blackman perceptively answers the reader's most pressing questions about life in……続きを見る

Military occupations and interventions have a gendered impact on both those engaged in occupying, and those whose lands have been occupied. Yet little is known about this gendered impact, in terms o……続きを見る

First published in 2005. This concise, erudite text will be of interest to any enthusiast of ancient Egypt or the mechanical arts. Among the topics included are the Egyptian knowledge of mechanics, ……続きを見る

In Alexandria, Cleopatra watched the second duelthat between Mark Antony and Caesars murderers. She helped neither party, and when Antony won he summoned her… She came, not in a carpet but in a gild……続きを見る

Hypatia of Alexandria. Who was she? A brilliant young mathematician and scientist, murdered by a religious mob? An aging academic taken out by a rival political force? A sorceress who kept the Prefe……続きを見る

Thaïs is a novel by Anatole France published in 1890. It is based on events in the life of Saint Thaïs of Egypt, a legendary convert to Christianity who is said to have lived in the 4th century. It ……続きを見る

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was Keeper of the British Museum’s department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Carrying out many missions to Egypt in search of anci……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る