The Story of Egypt

Joann Fletcher

• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781681774565
• eBook ISBN:
  9781681772035
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Ancient History
• Index: History

The story of the world's greatest civilization spans 4, 000 years of history that have shaped the world. It is full of spectacular cities and epic stories—an evolving society rich in inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans, and pioneers. Professor Joann Fletcher pulls together the complete story of Egypt, charting the rise and fall of the ancient Egyptians while putting their whole world into a context to which we can all relate.Fletcher uncovers some fascinating revelations: new evidence shows that women became pharaohs on at least ten occasions; and that the ancient Egyptians built the first Suez Canal and then circumnavigated Africa. From Ramses II's penchant for dying his grey hair to how we know that Montuhotep's chief wife bit her nails, Fletcher brings alive the history and people of ancient Egypt as nobody else can.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1. In the Beginning
• 2. Sahara Savannah: c.55,000–5500 BC
• 3. Seeking the Waters: c.5500–3500 BC
• 4. The North–South Divide: c.3500–3100 BC
• 5. Lords and Ladies of the Two Lands: c.3100–2890 BC
• 6. Shifting Focus: c.2890–2686 BC
• 7. The Rise of the Pyramid Age: c.2667–2613 BC
• 8. Sons and Daughters of the Sun: c.2613–2494 BC
• 9. The Rule of Ra: c.2494–2375 BC
• 10. Clouds Across the Sun: c.2375–2181 BC
• 11. Anarchy in the Two Lands: c.2181–1985 BC
• 12. Classic Kingdom, Middle Kingdom: c.1985–1855 BC
• 13. Proliferate, Disintegrate: c.1855–1650 BC
• 14. Divided and Conquered: c.1650–1550 BC
• 15. Dawn of the Golden Age: c.1550–1425 BC
• 16. Zenith of the Sun: c.1425–1352 BC
• 17. Reflected Glories: c.1352–1295 BC
• 18. Reigns of the Ramessides: c.1295–1069 BC
• 19. Decline, Rise and Fall: c.1069–332 BC
• 20. The Final Flourish: 332–30 BC
• Chronology
• Note on Spellings
• Acknowledgements
• Notes on Sources
• Select Bibliography
• Picture Acknowledgements
• Illustrations
• Index
• Copyright