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Egyptians living under Ramesses the Great were already looking back on the pyramids the way we look back on the Roman Empire — as impossibly ancient monuments built by people from a different age entirely. The distance between the Great Pyramid and Cleopatra is longer than the distance between Cleopatra and today.
RIVER OF KINGS tells that three-thousand-year story fast: thirteen turning points, one river that made a civilization possible, and a dynasty that kept collapsing and rebuilding itself along the same predictable flood cycle. A queen who had herself crowned king. A religious revolution so threatening that Egypt spent a generation trying to erase it from memory. A minor boy pharaoh who became the most famous name in the ancient world purely by accident, three thousand years after his death. A single bilingual stone that reopened a civilization's own voice after fourteen centuries of silence.
Written with the pace and voice of a great storyteller rather than a textbook, this is Egyptian history for readers who want the real story — accurate, vivid, and built to move — without wading through a thousand pages of dynasties and king lists to get it. The book also tackles head-on how the pyramids were actually built, using real archaeology to put to rest the lost-civilization and ancient-astronaut myths that still surround them.
Inside you'll find:
- The thirteen defining turning points of ancient Egyptian history, from Narmer's unification to the decoding of hieroglyphs
- Seven deeper-dive chapters: daily life along the Nile, Egyptian religion and the afterlife, hieroglyphic writing, Egypt's female pharaohs, the real engineering behind the pyramids, Tutankhamun's 1922 discovery, and Egypt's lasting global legacy
- A cast of characters, a quick-reference timeline, and a glossary
Whether you're new to this history or already know your Narmer from your Nefertiti, RIVER OF KINGS moves at a pace that respects your time.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Egyptians living under Ramesses the Great were already looking back on the pyramids the way we look back on the Roman Empire - as impossibly ancient monuments built by people from a different age entirely. The distance between the Great Pyramid and Cleopatra is longer than the distance between Cleopatra and today. RIVER OF KINGS tells that three-thousand-year story fast: thirteen turning points, one river that made a civilization possible, and a dynasty that kept collapsing and rebuilding itself along the same predictable flood cycle. A queen who had herself crowned king. A religious revolution so threatening that Egypt spent a generation trying to erase it from memory. A minor boy pharaoh who became the most famous name in the ancient world purely by accident, three thousand years after his death. A single bilingual stone that reopened a civilization's own voice after fourteen centuries of silence. Written with the pace and voice of a great storyteller rather than a textbook, this is Egyptian history for readers who want the real story - accurate, vivid, and built to move - without wading through a thousand pages of dynasties and king lists to get it. The book also tackles head-on how the pyramids were actually built, using real archaeology to put to rest the lost-civilization and ancient-astronaut myths that still surround them. Inside you'll find: - The thirteen defining turning points of ancient Egyptian history, from Narmer's unification to the decoding of hieroglyphs- Seven deeper-dive chapters: daily life along the Nile, Egyptian religion and the afterlife, hieroglyphic writing, Egypt's female pharaohs, the real engineering behind the pyramids, Tutankhamun's 1922 discovery, and Egypt's lasting global legacy- A cast of characters, a quick-reference timeline, and a glossary Whether you're new to this history or already know your Narmer from your Nefertiti, RIVER OF KINGS moves at a pace that respects your time. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798189388705
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