Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs' Tombmakers
Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs' Tombmakers
By JOHN ROMER
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More than 300 years ago a village was established at Thebes on the west bank of the nile. Situated amid a barren and arid landscpae it housed the workers who created the tombs of the Pharaohs in The Valley Of The Kings. It was through death and the ritual of burials Egyptians beleived Pharoahs became Kings and these ornate and elaborately carved and decorated temples formed part of the mythical process. Jogn Romer traces the fortunes of the tombuilder villages from the great days of Ramessess II through the slow decline of he Egyptian empire.
- Book Format: Hard Cover With Dust Jacket
- Book Publisher: Guild Publishing
- Publication Year: 1984
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- Condition: Good (G)
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Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs' Tombmakers
More than 300 years ago a village was established at Thebes on the west bank of the nile. Situated amid a barren and arid landscpae it housed the workers who created the tombs of the Pharaohs in The Valley Of The Kings. It was through death and the ritual of burials Egyptians beleived Pharoahs became Kings and these ornate and elaborately carved and decorated temples formed part of the mythical process. Jogn Romer traces the fortunes of the tombuilder villages from the great days of Ramessess II through the slow decline of he Egyptian empire.
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