Egypt category: 1199 books

Il testo prende in esame, con dovizia di immagini, disegni esplicativi e fonti antiche, vari aspetti della pesca nel mondo antico a partire dall'epoca egizia e greco arcaica fino alla tarda romanità, iniziando dall'aspetto del pescatore nelle raffigurazioni artistiche e letterarie, dalle divinità...

Il Mondo Secreto è un lavoro in IX volumi e tratta della storia delle società segrete e di quelle che potremmo definire “scuole iniziatiche”, parte dai Magi e si dipana nello spazio e nel tempo sino al XIX secolo della nostra era. E’ un lavoro importante e certosino che per completezza, può...

Afin de couper la route des Indes à l'Angleterre, l'expédition d'Egypte, qui débuta en 1798, fut un tournant décisif dans la carrière de Napoléon Bonaparte, après ses succès en Italie et avant de devenir premier Consul. Le désastre naval...

As “a companion to the military history of Thucydides,” this learned and thoughtful treatise by a well-known Oxford tutor is assured of a hearty welcome. For Dr. Henderson, in retelling the story of the most famous of all wars, gives the essence of many commentaries on Thucydides, with numerous...

During the foundations of Western Civilization a slave recalls being bound by chains under Ramesses II.

Alexandria. Few other cities held such a thriving, exotic mix of people and faiths. For almost a century, it was by-word for culture, glamour and luxury. The Suez Crisis shattered this idyll. In 1956 Nassar expelled the Europeans, including the Caruanas and Curmis. This account tells how they found their way to Australia and brought something of old Alexandria to a new land.

The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun [Tut.ankh.Amen] in November 1922 by Howard Carter and the fifth Earl of Carnarvon was the greatest archaeological find the world had ever seen. Despite its plundering by thieves in antiquity, the burial of the king lay intact...

De wereldgeschiedenis is een ontzaggelijk drama, waarin de volken voor en na als spelers optreden, om een rol te vervullen, waarvan de eigenlijke beteekenis hun zelven meestal verborgen blijft. Hebben zij aan deze bestemming beantwoord, de hun toebedeelde rol in het drama afgespeeld, dan treden zij...

Allereerst wil ik een woord van dankbare herinnering wijden aan het stadje, waar ik vier jaren van mijn leven heb doorgebracht en dat mij belangrijke gegevens heeft verschaft, welker gewicht plotseling voor de oogen der minst helderzienden een tijdvak heeft onthuld, waarvan men tot nu toe weinig wist...

En remontant le cours du Nil, dans la Nubie inférieure, à soixante lieues Sud-Ouest de la première cataracte, à douze lieues Nord de la dernière, le voyageur, attristé par l’aspect pauvre et désolé du pays, s’arrête tout à coup, frappé d’étonnement et d’admiration, en apercevant...

Clear, easy-to-follow text tells absolute beginners how to transcribe hieroglyphs by presenting and explaining 134 phonetic elements. Included are an explanatory introduction, section on word analysis, newly enlarged pronunciation guide, tables of phonetic and figurative (or determinative) signs, and much more. Unusually large, clear illustrations.

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The world's greatest mystery and first wonder is the Great Pyramid. It stands as a monument to the learning and achievements of the ancients. For centuries its secrets were closeted in stone—now they stand revealed. Within the pages of this enlightening book are the answers to many enthralling questions—the...

Thoutmosis III, pharaon de la XVIIIe dynastie, après avoir connu une corégence avec Hatchepsout, gouverne seul. En l'An 42 de son règne, il fait graver à Karnak, ce que l'on nomme le texte de sa jeunesse dans lequel Amon lui reconnaît sa dignité de souverain. Cet ouvrage en présente la traduction....