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Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty Hardcover – January 3, 2023

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A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt’s history—1550 BC to 1295 BC—that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how these great pharaohs ruthlessly ruled Egypt for two hundred and fifty years.

For more than two centuries, Egypt was ruled by the most powerful, successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic history. They included the female king Hatshepsut, the warrior kings Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, the religious radical Akhenaten and his queen, Nefertiti, and most famously of all—for the wealth found in his tomb—the short-lived boy king, Tutankhamun. The power and riches of the Pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty came at enormous cost to Egypt's enemies—and to most of its people. This was an age of ruthless absolutism, exploitation, extravagance, brutality, and oppression in a culture where not only did Egypt plunder its neighbors, but Egyptian kings (and their people) robbed one another.

3,500 years ago, ancient Egypt began two centuries of growth where it became richer and more powerful than any other nation in the world, ruled by the kings of the 18th Dynasty. They presided over a system built on war, oppression, and ruthlessness, pouring Egypt's wealth into grandiose monuments, temples, and extravagant tombs. Tutankhamun was one of the last of the line—and one of the most obscure. Among his predecessors were some of the most notorious and enigmatic figures of all of Egypt's history.

Pharaohs of the Sun is the story of these famed rulers, showing how their glamour and gold became tainted by selfishness, ostentation, and the systematic exploitation of Egypt's people and enemies.
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"A scrupulous yet accessible history of ancient Egypt under the 18th Dynasty. Complemented by striking illustrations and valuable appendices, this impressive survey will be welcomed by ancient history buffs." ― – Publishers Weekly

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Guy de la Bédoyère has written a several books on the Roman world, including Gladius; Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome; Praetorian; and The Real Lives of Roman Britain for Yale University Press. He is well known to a wide audience because of the fifteen years he participated in Britain’s Channel 4’s archaeology series, Time Team. Guy is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and is an accredited lecturer of the Arts Society. He lives in Britain.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pegasus Books; First Edition (January 3, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639363068
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639363063
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.67 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 2.1 x 9 inches
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I was born in 1957 in Wimbledon. I went to the Universities of Durham and London, studying History and Archaeology (including Egyptology), and took an MA in Archaeology at University College, London. I worked for the BBC for most of the time between 1981 and 1999 but had started writing books on Roman Britain for Batsford by the late 1980s. In 1998 the Channel 4 TV series Time Team asked me to take part and I soon became a regular participant as 'Roman expert' between then and 2011. It was a privilege to be elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

One of my great privileges is that being independent, as opposed to be tied to a university position, means I can pursue my interests in any direction they take me. Although I have mainly written on the Romans, I have also been able to publish books on the seventeenth-century diarists John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys, and now ancient Egypt.

One of my most popular books is Roman Britain. A New History for Thames and Hudson. Since 2014 I have been writing for Yale University Press, producing The Real Lives of Roman Britain (2015), Praetorian (2017, and Domina (2018). My survey book of the Roman army, Gladius, was published by Little, Brown in 2020, followed by my history of Egypt's 18th Dynasty, Pharaohs of the Sun, in July 2022.

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Raymond Midge
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant introduction to ancient egypt
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This is that rarest of all things, an academic book that is not tendentious. The author notes differing interpretations of the surviving evidence but does not advocate for any particular one in cases where to do so would require going beyond the evidence and compelling inference to be drawn therefrom.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I haven't even opened it yet! LOL
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So...the ordered arrived no problem and the book is in perfect condition. That's why it's 5 star rating. I have yet to actually read the book, so I can't rate it in that way, but I did hear the "Book of the Week" broadcast by BBC Radio 4 last summer and really enjoyed it.

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stephen thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on one dynasty of ancient Egypt.
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The book is well presented and value for money. I was already aware of the author but not his work on egyptology. I stumbled upon videos on youtube which outline the content of some of the chapters within this book. The author is very knowledgable on many subjects and brings to this subject a 'no nonsense ' approach to what is actually known todate about the 18th dynasty, trying and succeeding , in keeping from story telling to suit his own beliefs with the scant facts that exist . Something the field of egyptology could or should take note of.
This book is well worth having if you are interested in responsible egyptology , written in a style which is as entertaining as it is fascinating.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A useful addition to the literature
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This well researched and very readable account covers one of the most interesting periods in history, and not just Egyptian history, and it is refreshing to find an author who is prepared to consult the primary sources and not just rely on what others have already written. He is also happy to face up to the very many uncertainties we have over so much of this time. Having no professional reputation to uphold (he is a historian but not specifically an Egyptologist), and no corpus of pet ‘theories’ to defend, he is one of the few publishing in this field, along perhaps with John Romer, who is unafraid to admit that there are just so many things that we simply do not know and probably never will. Indeed, his objective analysis of the frequently fragmented evidence provides a refreshing version of ancient Egyptian history that practitioners at all levels could benefit from considering.
Although providing a thorough account of the times, the author’s consistently cynical tone (not always unwelcome) does, unfortunately, convey the impression that he is writing about a people that, at heart, he does not really like. Either way, this is certainly a book to recommend to anyone with an interest in the ancient Egyptians (whether they like them or not!). The references include many useful links to original documents that are often cited but rarely critically considered, though there are some mismatches between references cited in the notes and their details in the bibliography. One for a second edition, perhaps..
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating portriat of a deeply flawed civilisation.
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I found this book fascinating! We can often have a romantic picture of a great civilisation when studying Ancient Egypt, but this book shows how appalling it must have been to live under the Pharaohs. I remember being quite shocked when I was at a talk by Toby Wilkinson who drew parallels between Ancient Egypt and North Korea today. I always wanted to believe that Akhenaten was the Pharaoh who was a poet. Now I don't! This book is extremely well written and makes all the controversies clear. Despite completely challenging my view of Ancient Egypt, it made me even more fascinated by it.
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