The Ancient Egyptian City of Thebes: The History and Legacy of the Capital that Became Luxor
ISBN: 9781515036821
$9.99
*Includes pictures
*Describes the history of the city and the layout of its famous temple complexes
*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents
“Let [Agamemnon] offer me the wealth…of Egyptian Thebes, the richest city in the whole world…which has a hundred gates through each of which two hundred may drive at once with their chariots and horses…but not even so shall he move me.” – Homer, The Iliad
Africa may have given rise to the first humans, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world’s first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world. With world-famous leaders like King Tut and Cleopatra, it’s no wonder that today’s world has so many Egyptologists.
*Describes the history of the city and the layout of its famous temple complexes
*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents
“Let [Agamemnon] offer me the wealth…of Egyptian Thebes, the richest city in the whole world…which has a hundred gates through each of which two hundred may drive at once with their chariots and horses…but not even so shall he move me.” – Homer, The Iliad
Africa may have given rise to the first humans, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world’s first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world. With world-famous leaders like King Tut and Cleopatra, it’s no wonder that today’s world has so many Egyptologists.