Thebes in Egypt: A Guide to the Tombs and Temples

Strudwick, Nigel and Helen Strudwick.

ISBN 10: 0801486165 / ISBN 13: 9780801486166

Editore: Cornell University Press, 1999

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1999. Ancient Egypt, Middle East, Classical studies. Cornell University Press. Very good - fine paperback 232p.

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• Titolo: Thebes in Egypt: A Guide to the Tombs and Temples
• Editore: Cornell University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0801486165
• ISBN 13: 9780801486166
• Rilegatura: Brossura

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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.

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.

Informazioni sull'autore

NIGEL STRUDWICK is an Egyptologist at the University of Cambridge. He and HELEN STRUDWICK have been working at Luxor, mainly in the Tombs of the Nobles, for over twelve years. Most recently Nigel Strudwick was a visiting fellow at the Egyptian Institute at the University of Heidelberg. Frequent lecturers, the Strudwicks have both written extensively on the site and topics related to it.