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Cette enquête historique captivante déconstruit le mystère archéologique le plus meurtrier de l'Égypte ancienne. Idéal pour accompagner vos trajets quotidiens, ce récit fascinant vous transporte en 1922 dans les sables ardents de la Vallée des Rois. Accompagnez l'équipe d'archéologues...

Décrypter la mythologie antique et ses rites funéraires, c'est comprendre comment une civilisation a défié la mort. Lors de vos trajets quotidiens ou d'une session de concentration, plongez dans cette atmosphère mystérieuse pour explorer les croyances complexes entourant le grand passage...

A brand-new Ancient Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction and global number 1 bestselling author, Wilbur Smith. In the heart of Egypt Under the watchful eye of the gods A new power is rising In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and...

New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as powerful as ancient Egypt. The Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922 and Amelia Peabody and her family look forward to...

Ancient Egypt wasn't all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning gaze of the sun god Ra. During the course of a day in the ancient city of Thebes (modern-day Luxor), Egypt's religious capital, we meet 24 Egyptians from all strata of society - from the king to the bread-maker, the priestess to the fisherman, the soldier to the midwife - and get to know what the real Egypt was like by spending an hour in their company.

It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and put on display. But there is far more to the story. Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World explores the 100 years of research on Tutankhamun that have taken place since the tomb's discovery, from the several objects in the tomb made of meteoritic iron that came from outer space to new evidence that shows that Tutankhamun may actually have been a warrior who went into battle.

Since 1922, when Howard Carter discovered Tut's 3,000-year-old tomb, most Egyptologists have presumed that the young king died of disease, or perhaps an accident, such as a chariot fall. But what if his fate was actually much more sinister? Now, in The Murder of King Tut, James Patterson and...

The history of the tablets translated in the following book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years. The writer is Thoth, an Atlantean Priest-King, who founded a colony in ancient Egypt after the sinking of the mother country. He was the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, erroneously attributed to Cheops. In it he incorporated his knowledge of the ancient wisdom and also securely secreted records and instruments of ancient Atlantis.

The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination - mummies and pyramids, curses, and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt, but is it the right one? How much do we really know about this great civilization? This second edition of Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction explores the history and culture of pharaonic Egypt, including ideas about Egyptian kingship, ancient Egyptian writing systems, and the history of Egyptology.

Our "American in Cairo" author goes beyond King Tut and tomb-raiders to discover one of the world's oldest civilizations in her fast-paced account across seven millennia Egypt looms large in the popular imagination, bringing to mind images of pyramids, pharaohs, tomb-raiders, and deserts...

Our "American in Cairo" author goes beyond King Tut and tomb-raiders to discover one of the world's oldest civilizations in her fast-paced account across seven millennia Egypt looms large in the popular imagination, bringing to mind images of pyramids, pharaohs, tomb-raiders, and deserts...

Reproduzida pelos pintores, biografada por escritores, representada por estrelas de cinema, Cleópatra é um dos grandes mitos da História. Optando por um olhar inovador e contemporâneo, a autora deste livro capta uma Cleópatra sedutora e fascinante, mas...

The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization" - and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind: the beginnings of writing and law, kingship and bureaucracy, diplomacy and state-sponsored warfare, mathematics and literature. This Very Short Introduction audiobook offers a fascinating account of this momentous time in human history. 

Mitos, cuentos y leyendas del antiguo Egipto hace un breve recorrido por el universo fantástico de uno de los países más influyentes en la historia de la humanidad. El libro está bellamente ilustrado y presenta las figuras más importantes de la mitología del país de los faraones, con sus distintivos y características, el lenguaje jeroglífico y muchos otros elementos gráficos que te ayudarán a comprender el pensamiento de los antiguos egipcios, los creadores de una de las civilizaciones más prósperas de la historia humana.

'Glorious' EMMA THOMPSON 'Delightful' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Brilliant' JACQUELINE WILSON From a reed cut on the banks of the Nile to the Sharpie, the pen has been with us for millennia. And all of humanity – from our faintest notions to our wildest inventions, our gossip and legends, our grandest...

Shift from wealthy pharaohs to ordinary builders in this immersive dive into ancient food anthropology. Perfect for your daily commute, this sensory journey brings you straight into the bustling kitchens, bakeries, and beer breweries of the Giza workers' village. Discover how monumental...

Discover ancient survival strategies and architectural ingenuity used to conquer scorching extreme desert heat. Perfect for an educational morning commute, this immersive historical journey transports you directly into the sun-baked streets and shifting winds of the Nile Valley. Feel the...

Shatter exotic myths and dive into the gritty, fascinating reality of ancient history and hygiene along the Nile river. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive non-fiction journey explores how ordinary citizens and elite rulers actually lived, smelled, and stayed healthy. Whether you...

Discover the vivid reality of historical medicine in ancient Egypt, where empirical surgery and temple magic collide. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive audio journey transports curious minds straight into the clinics of the past. Feel the raw fear and profound relief of everyday...

Step into a gritty historical simulation of ancient Egypt where your survival depends on grueling labor and sharp wits. Perfect for escaping your daily commute, this immersive audio journey places you directly in the calloused hands of an ordinary worker conscripted to build a massive royal...