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Antiquity, vast and richly textured, cloaks the land of Egypt.
In the dimness of prehistory, more than 10, 000 years ago, man began to settle in the long valley ribboned by the Nile.
Sustained by the life giving river, the land prospered and, in the Fourth Millennium before Christ, burst into splendor under the first of the pharaohs.
And in splendor outstanding in the ancient world, it flourished for 27 centuries…
In this 5 hour audiobook John Pruskin phd takes us on a fascinating journey to the greatest and longest lived civilization the world has ever produced.
An addendum to Pruskin’s A Survey of Ancient History.
Contents:
The Land
Monuments And God Kings
A Godly Beast Standing Guard
A Golden Age Memorialized In Stone
Massive Reminders Of A Virile King
Royal Wives And A Willful Queen
A Fallen Grandeur
The Gift Of The River
Life On The Nile
Ther Fertile Margin
Indigenous Agricultural Techniques
Swift Sails And Forbidden Fish
The Harsh Life Of The Villager
Harnessing The Yearly Flood
The Measured Land
Pathway To Power
The War Machine
The Hard Lot Of The Infantry
A Deadly Arsenal
Repelling And Invasion By Sea
The Victor’s Tally Of The Spoils
Gods And The Afterlife
The World Of The Dead
Preparations For The Afterlife
Parade To The Tomb
Judgment In The Underworld
Boats And Birds For Journeys Of The Dead
A Heavenly Horde
Pharohs And People
A Leisured Elite
The Opulence And Order Of A Great House
The Servant’s Role
A Fertile Source Of Wealth
Scents And Wines
The Many Moods Of An Egyptian Banquet
Sport For The Family
Art
Building Of The Pyramids
The Arduos Work Of The Quarries
The Foundations Of A Tomb
Toiling Thousands On A Monumental
Construction Job
The Intricate Interior Of The Tomb
Final Procession To The Other World
Intellectual Legacy
Works Of The Mind
The Message Of The Stones
Unlocking A Lost Language
Pictures That Spell Words
Striking Symbols Of A Proud Tradition
Centuries Of Decline
Tutankhamen’s Treasure
The Long Search For A Forgotten Tomb
Glittering Spoils For Tomb Robbers
Symbols Of Royalty
Trappings Of Life For A Dead King
Beasts Of The Tomb
Ancient Sentinels Fo The Afterlife
A Deathless Monarch Lying In State
