{"product_id":"a-history-of-ancient-egypt-volume-3-from-the-shepherd-kings-to-the-end-of-the-theban-monarchy-9780141993355","title":"A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3: From the Shepherd Kings to the End of the Theban Monarchy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe final chapter in the definitive, three-volume history of the world's first known state\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Archaeologist John Romer has spent a lifetime chronicling the history of Ancient Egypt, and here he tells the epic story of an era dominated by titans of the popular imagination: the radical iconoclast Akhenaten, the boy-king Tutankhamun and the all-conquering Ramesses II. But 'heroes' do not forge history by themselves. This was also a time of international trade, cultural exchange and sophisticated art, even in the face of violent change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alongside his visionary new history of this, the most famous period in the long history of Ancient Egypt, Romer turns a critical eye on Egyptology itself. Paying close attention to the evidence, he corrects prevailing narratives which cast the New Kingdom as an imperial state power in the European mould. Instead, he reveals - through broken artefacts in ruined workshops, or preserved letters between a tomb-builder and his son - a culture more beautiful and beguiling than we could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Romer carefully reconstructs the real story of the New Kingdom as evidenced in the archaeological record, and the result - the final volume of a lifelong project - secures his status as Ancient Egypt's finest chronicler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Romer\u003c\/b\u003e has been working in Egypt since 1966 in key archaeological sites, including Karnak and Medinet Habu. He initiated conservation studies in the Valley of the Kings and led the Brooklyn Museum expedition to excavate the tomb of Ramesses XI. He has written and presented a number of television series, including \u003ci\u003eRomer's Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAncient Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTestament \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eByzantium\u003c\/i\u003e. His major books include \u003ci\u003eThe Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eValley of the Kings\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Italy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346310005010,"sku":"9780141993355","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8efc645e-5512-4e5f-b4c4-007f8266c6a9.jpg?v=1749040893","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-history-of-ancient-egypt-volume-3-from-the-shepherd-kings-to-the-end-of-the-theban-monarchy-9780141993355","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}