Ancient Lives- Ramesses the Great Egypt's King of Kings

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  • Hardcover
  • 9780300256659
  • 23 mei 2023
  • 240 pagina's
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Toby Wilkinson

Toby Wilkinson studeerde egyptologie aan de universiteit van Cambridge. Hij maakt deel uit van de redactie vanJournal of Egyptian Historyen werkte mee aan de bekroonde BBC-documentaire over de bouw van de pyramide van Cheops. Wilkinson werkte mee aan de zeer goed ontvangenDictionary of Ancient EgyptenGenesis of the Pharaohs. Op bol.com vind je alle boeken van Toby Wilkinson, waaronder het nieuwste boek van Toby Wilkinson.

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The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson



The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson

“The author succeeds in bringing this distant age to life through telling detail and insightful analysis. . . . Whenever he can, the author takes advantage of opportunities to peer beneath the mask.”—The Economist


Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute diplomat—the peace treaty signed after the Battle of Kadesh was the first in recorded history. He outbuilt every other Egyptian pharaoh, leaving behind the temples of Abu Simbel; the great hypostyle hall of Karnak; the tomb for his wife Nefertari; and his own memorial, the Ramesseum.

His reputation eclipsed that of all other pharaohs as well: he was decried in the Bible as a despot, famed in literature as Ozymandias, and lauded by early antiquarians as the Younger Memnon. His rule coincided with the peak of ancient Egypt’s power and prosperity, the New Kingdom (1539–1069 B.C.).

In this authoritative biography, Toby Wilkinson considers Ramesses’ preoccupations and preferences, uncovering the methods and motivations of a megalomaniac ruler, with lessons for our own time.

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