Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
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Blending vividly written essays and over a hundred attractive illustrations--including 32 color plates--The Oxford History Ancient Egypt is a stunningly designed and authoritative account of the once glorious civilization on the Nile. Ranging from 700,000 BC to 311 AD, this volume portrays the emergence and development of Egypt from its prehistoric roots to its conquest by the Roman Empire. The contributors--all leading scholars working at the cutting edge of Egyptology--incorporate the latest findings in archaeological research as they chart the principal political events of Egyptian history, from the rise of the Pharaohs and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great, to the ascension of the Ptolemies and the coming of Roman legions.
List of Colour PlatesList of Maps and PlansList of Contributors1Introduction: Chronologies and Cultural Change in Egypt12Prehistory: From the Palaeolithic to the Badarian Culture (c.700,000-4000 B.C.)173The Naqada Period (c.4000-3200 B.C.)444The Emergence of the Egyptian State (c.3200-2686 B.C.)615The Old Kingdom (c.2686-2125 B.C.)896The First Intermediate Period (c.2160-2055 B.C.)1187The Middle Kingdom Renaissance (c.2055-1650 B.C.)1488The Second Intermediate Period (c.1650-1550 B.C.)1849The 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period (c.1550-1352 B.C.)21810The Amarna Period and the Later New Kingdom (c.1352-1069 B.C.)27211Egypt and the Outside World31412The Third Intermediate Period (1069-664 B.C.)33013The Late Period (664-332 B.C.)36914The Ptolemaic Period (332-30 B.C.)39515The Roman Period (30 B.C.-A.D. 395)422Epilogue446Further Reading447Glossary473Chronology479Illustration Sources485Index489
