Egypt category: 1199 books

When the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District calls Heron of Alexandria—the greatest inventor the city has ever known—to help him solve a curious disturbance involving the Temple of Bacchus and an agitated numerologist, he learns the true cost of numbers.

The four-year reign of the divine Elagabalus, a most unusual, often outrageous, Roman emperor, as seen through the eyes of his loyal Praetorian bodyguard… First published in 1960, this is the story of Elagabalus, named after the Syrian Sun god and sky-stone. At thirteen years he led his army...

In the midst of three of the Wests greatest cities reside towering Ancient Egyptian obelisks that date back over 3,000 years. So how exactly did 60+ feet tall obelisks go from Alexandria to London, New York City, and Paris, and what do these obelisks hieroglyphics say? Each one of the obelisks, dubbed...

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Ancient Egyptian Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul is an illustrated overview of a mysterious part of the ancient Egyptian religion.

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book is an impressive collection of some of the earliest literature still extant from the great Ancient Egyptian civilization. Much of the material contained in this work -- poems, narratives, songs and prayers -- was translated here and made accessible to lovers of antiquity for the first time....

The discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure-filled tomb is one of the greatest events in modern archeology. It is also a story so filled with intrigues, accusations, international imbroglios, and lasting scandals that it forever altered the way archaeological expeditions were organized and conducted....

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Set in Cairo between 1997 and 2011, The Crocodiles is narrated in numbered, prose poem-like paragraphs, set against the backdrop of a burning Tahrir Square, by a man looking back on the magical and explosive period of his life when he and two friends started a secret poetry club amid a time of drugs,...

Gathered in this small and easy reading volume are all the information on the famous queen Nefertari, wife of the pharaoh Ramses II. A journey guided by words and pictures that explore her life, her power, her beauty and her astuteness, qualities that, to these days, are still admired and pursued by many.

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Este texto divulga la belleza religiosa del Egipto antiguo: leyendas, misterios, diosas y dioses, rituales y doctrinas secretas. Fotografías de altas resolución y textos objetivos y fáciles de comprender.