Egypt's Golden Empire: The Dramatic Story of Life in the New Kingdom

by Joyce Tyldesley

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Ancient Egypt in the New Kingdom (1567-1085 BC) was a civilization at its peak. This 500-year period was the era of the temples and tombs at Karnak, Thebes and the Valley of the Kings. It was witness to the first woman to rule a country in her own right, saw the first treaty settled between two nations, encompassed the Biblical Exodus, the invention of the first clock and the production of the most exquisite treasure known to the modern world. Still further, the New Kingdom was a dynasty of rich and extraordinary characters: Ahmose, Hatchepsuut, Tuthmosis III, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen and Rameses II. Tying in to a BBC documentary series, the author tells the fascinating story of this period, a story which takes in the very invention of civilization.
  • ISBN10 0747251703
  • ISBN13 9780747251705
  • Publish Date 5 June 2002 (first published 1 November 2001)
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Out of Print 21 April 2005
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Headline Publishing Group
  • Imprint Headline Book Publishing
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 320
  • Language English