A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death. Hatshepsut--the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne and…
In this dual biography of the two great lovers of antiquity, historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to create a portrait of his subjects--who were first and foremost political animals.
In this dual biography of the two great lovers of antiquity, historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to create a portrait of his subjects--who were first and foremost political animals.
In this dual biography of the two great lovers of antiquity, historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to create a portrait of his subjects--who were first and foremost political animals.
In this dual biography of the two great lovers of antiquity, historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to create a portrait of his subjects--who were first and foremost political animals.
Bella d'un fascino che ammaliava chi la incontrava, tanto colta e poliglotta da poter offrire una compagnia irresistibile a chi le parlava, estroversa coraggiosa intelligente e astuta, spregiudicata e saggia, scandalosa e disperata, fragile e spietata, maestra nei trucchi della …
"Nefertiti's name and face are perhaps the best known of any royal woman of ancient Egypt, yet for many she is little more than an icon or archetype of ancient beauty. However, recent research has fleshed out our knowledge - or at least credible hypotheses - about her life and c…
During the last half of the fourteenth century BC, Egypt was perhaps at the height of its prosperity. It was against this background that the "Amarna Revolution" occurred. Throughout, its instigator, King Akhenaten, had at his side his Great Wife, Nefertiti. When a painted bust …
During the last half of the fourteenth century BC, Egypt was perhaps at the height of its prosperity. It was against this background that the "Amarna Revolution" occurred. Throughout, its instigator, King Akhenaten, had at his side his Great Wife, Nefertiti. When a painted bust …
The papers in this book present Cleopatra and her legacies from the points of view of scholars working in archaeology, art history, history and literary and film studies. Cleopatra is viewed from the Egyptian perspective and the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture. Of this, es…
