Ancient Egypt – Reconstructing the Past

ncient Egypt – Reconstructing the Past is a very comprehensive and well- researched book offering an understanding of Egyptian history and its personalities. It traces Egyptian civilisation from the earliest dynasties, through the magnificence of the Pyramid Age to the achievements of the Middle Kingdom, and the vigorous empire-building New Kingdom. There is a particular focus on pharaohs such as the female king, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II together with their powerful queens, such as Tye, Nefertiti and Nefertari.

Social life and funerary beliefs and practices of all periods are treated in great detail.

This book uses a vast range of primary and secondary written and archaeological sources without losing sight of the chronology and wherever possible the ‘historical story’ is brought to life.