Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh - Hardcover

Tyldesley, Joyce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670884871 ISBN 13: 9780670884872

Publisher: Viking, 2000

Synopsis

Everyone has heard of Ramesses the Great - but what is the truth behind the legend? Ramesses II was the archetypal Egyptian pharaoh: a mighty warrior, an extravagant builder and the father of scores of children. His monuments and image were to be found in every corner of the Egyptian empire. In Tyldesley's lively book she explores the life and times of Egypt's greatest king.

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Review:

In her new book, 'Tyldesley has added a new, more human dimension' to the picture we have of Ramesses and 'her book should be required reading for Egypt's imaginative tour guides' The Sunday Times

Synopsis:

Ramesses II was the most powerful king ever to rule Egypt, well known for his profusion of wives - Egyptian beauties, foreign princesses, and even his own daughters - who gave him children numbered in three figures. But among the royal wives, The only title which mattered was that of Great Royal Wife. Only four women held this title, two of them being blood relatives of the king. This book introduces the reader to the world of high politics and international intrigue which were part of the very fabric of life in the court of Ramesses, and to the opulent existence of the aristocratic elite.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0670884871
• ISBN 13: 9780670884872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256