Product Description

A series title, following the successful Chronicles of King Arthur and Chronicles of the Celts. A compelling selection of myths, morality tales, political dramas, prayers and spells from Ancient Egypt. Richly illustrated with 120 photographs of scrolls, sites and artefacts. Family trees and historical introductions to each chapter. Chronicles of Ancient Egypt presents illustrated tales of the gods, pharaohs and citizens of Egypt. Drawing upon the Pyramid Texts and the Book of the Dead, here are the legends of the principal deities such as Isis, Osiris and Thoth; the spells used to help the soul on its journey to the next world; and political dramas of the pharaohs, from Tutankhamun to Hatshepsut, assassination to tomb-robbing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3101574 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

An excelent book.
If you like your books with ordinary language,an easy to enjoy format but want something more informative than a "coffee table picture book" ..... this is the one for you.
You will find yourself picking it up time and time again.
It is full of facts and has language you don't need a degree to understand! It has lots of good colour illustrations and the layout is well presented.
This book was enjoyed both by myself and my 12 year old (Egyptologist in training) and it has gone straight to our "well loved books" shelf.