The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt
Aidan Dodson
Dyan Hilton
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| ‘… much more than just a reference book, for it can be read and enjoyed in its own right’ | | – Ancient Egypt |
| '... a remarkable achievement and a book that will be find a ready home in every Egyptophile’s library’ | | – Minerva |
| ‘Judicious, clear and concise … will remain a standard reference work on Egyptian royalty’ | | – Egyptian Archaeology |
This groundbreaking book illuminates the lives of some 1,300 kings, queens, princes and princesses of ancient Egypt, unravelling family relationships and exploring the parts they played in politics, cultural life and religion. Profusely illustrated, it serves both as a biographical history of ancient Egypt’s royal families and as a superb volume for home reference.
From the dawn of Egyptian history, the book ranges through the vast progeny of Ramesses II, and ends with the fiendishly complicated – and blood-soaked – inter-connections of the Ptolemies and Cleopatras. The authors introduce key members of the royal family in turn and assess what is known about the implications of the major titles that define them.
• Chronological survey of the royal families from c.3100 BC up
to Egypt’s absorption into the Roman Empire.
• Historical overview of each period
• 27 genealogical trees
• Comprehensive sets of short biographies
Aidan Dodson's books include The Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt, The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt and The Mummy in Ancient Egypt. Dyan Hilton holds a Certificate in Egyptian archaeology from the University of Bristol, where she is also an occasional tutor.
Also of interest:
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
The Pharaohs
The Complete Valley of the Kings
Exploring the World of the Pharaohs
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500051283 | | ISBN-13 978-0500051283 | | | | 25.4 x 19.2 cm | | Hardback | | 320pp | | With over 300 illustrations, 90 in colour | | First published 2004 | | | | £29.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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