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Thebes in Egypt - A Guide to the Tombs and Temples of Ancient Luxor (Hardcover)
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Thebes in Egypt - A Guide to the Tombs and Temples of Ancient Luxor (Hardcover)
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The remains of ancient Thebes constitute one of the largest and
most remarkable archaeological sites in all of Egypt and indeed the
world. The discoveries made at this site, now the modern town of
Luxor, are responsible for much of our knowledge of ancient
Egyptian civilization. After excavating and researching the city of
Thebes for many years, Nigel and Helen Strudwick here offer the
first comprehensive introduction to it, one that will be welcomed
by both armchair travelers and visitors to that popular tourist
destination. Handsomely illustrated, the book features eighty
photographs thirty in color and twenty maps and plans.After
reviewing the topography of the site, the Strudwicks recount the
history of Thebes from the city's rise in the late Old Kingdom to
the peak of its power in the New Kingdom and to its gradual decline
in the Greco-Roman period. They discuss the central role played by
the gods in the community's religious life, and take us on a tour
of the great temples of Karnak and Luxor on the East Bank of the
Nile and of the temples and tombs of kings, queens, princes, and
ordinary individuals on the West Bank.Drawing on their intimate
acquaintance with ancient Egyptian society, the authors re-create
the lives of Thebans during the New Kingdom. They conclude by
assessing Greek, Roman, Coptic, and Islamic influences on the area
as it exists today and by providing an overview of the
archaeological research undertaken there."
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