The Last Dynasty
Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
Seiten
2025
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-05203-6 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-05203-6 (ISBN)
- Noch nicht erschienen (ca. April 2025)
- Portofrei ab CHF 40
- Auch auf Rechnung
- Artikel merken
One of the world’s leading Egyptologists tells the rich and fascinating story of ancient Egypt’s last dynasty.
Alexander the Great and Cleopatra may be two of the best-known figures from the ancient world, but the Egyptian era bookended by their lives—the Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BC)—is little known. In The Last Dynasty, New York Times best-selling author Toby Wilkinson unravels the incredible story of this turbulent era. Macedonian in origin and Greek-speaking, the Ptolemies presided over the final flourishing of pharaonic civilization. Wilkinson describes how they founded new cities, including Alexandria, their great seaside residence and commercial capital; mined gold in the furthest reaches of Nubia; built spectacular new temples that are among the foremost architectural wonders of the Nile Valley; and created a dazzling culture that produced astonishing works of sculpture, architecture, and literature. As Wilkinson makes clear, the Ptolemaic Period was a time when ancient Egypt turned its gaze westward—in the process becoming the unwitting handmaid to the inexorable rise of Rome and the consequent loss of Egyptian independence.
Alexander the Great and Cleopatra may be two of the best-known figures from the ancient world, but the Egyptian era bookended by their lives—the Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BC)—is little known. In The Last Dynasty, New York Times best-selling author Toby Wilkinson unravels the incredible story of this turbulent era. Macedonian in origin and Greek-speaking, the Ptolemies presided over the final flourishing of pharaonic civilization. Wilkinson describes how they founded new cities, including Alexandria, their great seaside residence and commercial capital; mined gold in the furthest reaches of Nubia; built spectacular new temples that are among the foremost architectural wonders of the Nile Valley; and created a dazzling culture that produced astonishing works of sculpture, architecture, and literature. As Wilkinson makes clear, the Ptolemaic Period was a time when ancient Egypt turned its gaze westward—in the process becoming the unwitting handmaid to the inexorable rise of Rome and the consequent loss of Egyptian independence.
Toby Wilkinson is the New York Times best-selling author of The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt and A World Beneath the Sands. He is a Fellow of Clare College, University of Cambridge, and lives in England.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.4.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 pages of full color illustrations; 20 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-324-05203-1 / 1324052031 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-324-05203-6 / 9781324052036 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
auf den Spuren der frühen Zivilisationen
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
CHF 27,95
Konzepte – Methoden – Theorien
Buch | Softcover (2024)
UTB (Verlag)
CHF 55,85
Was Pompeji über uns erzählt
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
Propyläen (Verlag)
CHF 44,75
