Thebes in Egypt : a guide to the tombs and temples of ancient Luxor
"After excavating and researching the city of Thebes for many years, Nigel and Helen Strudwick here offer an in-depth introduction to it, one that will be welcomed by both armchair travellers and visitors to that popular tourist destination." "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 Graeco-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."
232 pàgines : il·lustracions ; 25 cm
9780801436932, 9780801486166, 0801436931, 0801486165
1120568306
Tour of ancient Thebes; the historical setting; East Bank - the Great Temples of Karnak and Luxor; West Bank - temples; West Bank - tombs of the kings; West Bank - the tombs of the queens and princes; West Bank - the tombs of private individuals; life in ancient thebes in the New Kingdom; Thebes in more recent history; visiting Luxor.