xii + 235 pp. with 36 figs. &amp; 39 color illus., 3 maps, d.j. 8vo.

Ancient Lives: Daily Life in Egypt of the Pharaohs

History

Romer, John.

Ancient Civilizations

Holt; Rinehart; Winston

The extraordinary history of Ancient Egyptian civilization - from its earliest origins to the creation of its greatest monument - from specialist John Romer This exceptional book draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the previously untold story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid, strange civilization that had its first culmination in the pharaoh Khufu building the Great Pyramid. The book immerses the reader in the fascinating world of archaeological evidence, the process by which this long vanished world has gradually re-emerged and the rapidly changing interpretations which these breathtaking but entirely enigmatic remains have been subjected to. Whether he is writing about the smallest necklace bead or the most elaborate royal tomb, John Romer conveys to the reader a remarkable sense of how to understand a people so like ourselves and yet in so many ways eerily different. Reviews: 'Scholarly, passionate and exquisitely written ... a stunning, clear-sighted history of Ancient Egypt' James McConnachie, Sunday Times 'It is not easy to enliven prehistory while simultaneously respecting limited archaeological evidence and avoiding novelistic pitfalls. But Romer manages it ... After a long wait, we have an up-to-date, stimulating account of the birth of what may turn out to be the world's oldest civilization' Andrew Robinson, Nature 'His physical descriptions are superb ... a book to be read and thought about' John Ray, Financial Times 'Romer carries the reader along effortlessly on a lengthy, complex yet immensely satisfying journey' Joyce Tyldesley, BBC History About the author: John Romer has been working in Egypt since 1966 on archaeological digs in many key sites, including the Valley of the Kings and Karnak. He led the Brooklyn Museum expedition to excavate the tomb of Ramesses XI. He wrote and presented a number of television series, including The Seven Wonders of the World, Romer's Egypt, Ancient Lives and Testament. His major books include The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited and Valley of the Kings. He lives in Italy.

A History of Ancient Egypt

Penguin Uk

A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 2: From the Great Pyramid to the Fall of the Middle Kingdom

This definitive, multi-volume history of the world's first known state reveals that much of what we have been taught about Ancient Egypt is the product of narrow-minded visions of the past Drawing on a lifetime of research, John Romer chronicles the history of Ancient Egypt from the building of the Great Pyramid through the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom: a peak of Pharaonic culture and the period when writing first flourished. He reveals how the grand narratives of nineteenth and twentieth-century Egyptologists have misled us by portraying a culture of cruel monarchs and chronic war. Instead, based in part on discoveries of the past two decades, this extraordinary account shows what we can really learn from the remaining architecture, objects and writing: a history based on physical reality.

A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3: From the Shepherd Kings to the End of the Theban Monarchy

Religion & Spirituality

Penguin

The final chapter in the definitive, three-volume history of the world's first known state\nArchaeologist John Romer has spent a lifetime chronicling the history of Ancient Egypt, and here he tells the epic story of an era dominated by titans of the popular imagination: the radical iconoclast Akhenaten, the boy-king Tutankhamun and the all-conquering Ramesses II. But 'heroes' do not forge history by themselves. This was also a time of international trade, cultural exchange and sophisticated art, even in the face of violent change.\nAlongside his visionary new history of this, the most famous period in the long history of Ancient Egypt, Romer turns a critical eye on Egyptology itself. Paying close attention to the evidence, he corrects prevailing narratives which cast the New Kingdom as an imperial state power in the European mould. Instead, he reveals - through broken artefacts in ruined workshops, or preserved letters between a tomb-builder and his son - a culture more beautiful and beguiling than we could have imagined.\nRomer carefully reconstructs the real story of the New Kingdom as evidenced in the archaeological record, and the result - the final volume of a life-long project - secures his status as Ancient Egypt's finest chronicler.

A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3: From the Shepherd Kings to the End of the Theban Monarchy (3) (History of Ancient Egypt, 3)

Allen Lane.

This fascinating and well-illustrated exploration, now republished, uses archaeological and documentary evidence to reconstruct each of the seven wonders of the ancient world in turn. Beginning with the Olympian statue of Zeus and continuing eastwards around the Mediterranean to the pyramids, they investigate the physical and symbolic remains of these works, each of which was originally created to represent an ideal.

The Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination

ROMER, Elizabeth

CASSELL PLC

Here is a detailed history of one of the world's greatest civilisations, uniquely told through the lives of the finished community of tombmakers.

Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs' Tombmakers

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Depicts the history of ancient Egypt and portrays the religious beliefs, family life, and culture of both the common people and court life

People of the Nile: Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt

CROWN PUB.

The Great Pyramid's eerily precise architecture has for centuries both astounded and puzzled archaeologists and has given rise to numerous modern fantasies concerning the so-called 'Mystery of the Pyramids'. Sweeping away centuries of myth and confusion, John Romer describes for the first time exactly how the Great Pyramid was designed and built. He argues that the pyramid makers worked from a single plan whose existence has long been doubted and even denied by scholars. Moreover, the Great Pyramid's unique architecture is integral to the way it was built, and for its builders the tasks of construction and design were not separate as they are now. By placing this awesome monument in its genuine contemporary context, this book underlines the extraordinary talents and the originality of the ancient Egyptians at the time of King Khufu.

The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited

Cambridge University Press

Stated First Edition (first printing, with full number line on copyright page) in clean dust jacket. Clean dark blue cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean decorated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Thoroughly illustrated with both color and black and white photographs, drawings, maps. 293 pages with index. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, small price clip to upper corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A classic historical account of one of the world's richest archaeological sites--the Valley of the Kings. Most of the pictorial material in this remarkable book had not been published before, and much of it was unknown even to the specialists, including the complete account of the intrigues, rivalries, and dedication ofthe European archeologists.

Valley of the Kings

Morrow

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