Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (The Chronicles Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)The Chronicle series is always great including here as Peter Clayton introduces us to the 33 dynasties that were ancient Egypt.
Starting with Menes the Great (who united Upper and Lower Egypt) and ending with the dynasty created by Alexander the Great (which included Cleopatra XIII...THE CLEOPATRA!) this book is a wonderful introduction to both the Pharaohs and their relationships with each other!
In the process, one learns the story behind such luminaries as Menes as well such unsung heros of Egyptian history as Thutmose III (grandfather to Akhnaten and rightly referred to as the Alexander the Great of Egypt).
While it is true that this entry in the Chronicle series (like all of it counterparts) suffers from the curse of brevity, it also has the significant strength of including ALL the characters concerned and giving one that ALL IMPORTANT SENSE OF THE BIG PICTURE.
This is both a wonderful and wonderfully illustrated book that will give you VERY BRIEFLY a sense of the scope of the 33 dynasties that were ancient Egypt.
Buy it. You won't regret the purchase!


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"An entertaining overview of an extraordinarily diverse ancient civilization."-Biblical Archaeology Review.
Here are all the rulers and dynasties of Egypt presented in chronological order, from Narmer, who first united the lands along the Nile, to Cleopatra some 3,000 years later. The biographical portraits of each pharaoh form a comprehensive and immensely readable history of ancient Egypt, brought to life through the exploits and personalities of its rulers.We see how individual pharaohs helped to shape Egyptian civilization and were shaped by it themselves. The rich illustrative material includes timelines and specially drawn cartouches of each pharaoh with translations of their names.The book is at once an accessible history, an essential work of reference, and a visual introduction to this always fascinating ancient civilization. 350 illustrations, 130 in color

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