The ultimate intensity in the dominant trilogy of the history of the first known state in the world. Archaeologist John Romer has dedicated a lifetime to chronicling the history of Ancient Egypt, and here he retells the epic story of an era defined by giants of popular imagination: the radical iconoclast Akhenaten, the young king Tutankhamun, and the all-powerful Ramses II.

But the "heroes" do not shape history on their own. This was also a time of international trade, cultural exchange, and refined art, even in the face of violent changes.

Alongside the innovative new history of this, the most famous period in the long history of Ancient Egypt, Romer casts a critical eye on Egyptology. Paying attention to the details, he corrects the dominant narratives that depict the New Kingdom as an imperial power in the European mold. Instead, he reveals - through broken objects in destroyed workshops or preserved letters between a tomb builder and his son - a culture more beautiful and enchanting than we could have imagined.

Romer carefully reconstructs the true history of the New Kingdom as recorded in the archaeological record, and the result - the final volume of a long-term project - secures his position as the premier chronicler of Ancient Egypt.

Pages: 704, Dimensions: 13x13cm