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Tutankhamun's armies : battle and conquest during ancient Egypt's late eighteenth dynasty / John Coleman Darnell and Colleen Manassa.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT81 .D36 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darnell, John Coleman.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Egypt--History, Military.
- Egypt.
- History, Military.
- Egypt--History--Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C.
- History.
- Military history, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2007]
- Summary:
- The furious thunder of thousands of hooves, the clatter and sheen of bronze armor sparkling in the desert sun, the crunch of wooden wheels racing across a rock-strewn battlefield-and leading this terrifying chariot charge, the gallant Pharaoh, the ribbons of his blue war crown streaming behind him as he launches yet another arrow into the panicking mass of his soon-to-be-routed enemies.
- While scenes like the one depicted above did occur in ancient Egypt, they represent only one small aspect of the vast, complex, and sophisticated military machine that secured, defended, and expanded the borders of the empire during the late Eighteenth Dynasty. In Tutankhamun's Armies, you'll discover the harsh reality behind the imperial splendor of the New Kingdom and gain a new appreciation for the formidable Egyptian army-from pharaoh to foot soldier. You'll follow "the heretic king" Akhenaten, his son Tutankhamun, and their three Amarna-Period successors as they employ double-edged diplomacy and military might to defeat competing powers, quell internal insurrections, and keep reluctant subject states in line. This vivid and absorbing chronicle will forever change the way you think about the glories and riches of ancient Egypt.
- Contents:
- Land of desert and Nile
- The Amarna Interlude
- Trampling the nine bows : military forces and weaponry
- Land of gold : the Southern Empire
- Wretched Asiatics : the Northern Empire
- Uniting the two lands : domestic security and the army in peacetime
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0471743585
- 9780471743583
- OCLC:
- 70265584
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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