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　　In this landmark work, one of the world’s most renowned

Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from

its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into

the Roman Empire—three thousand years of wild drama, bold

spectacle, and unforgettable characters.

Award-winning scholar Toby Wilkinson captures not only the lavish

pomp and artistic grandeur of this land of pyramids and pharaohs

but for the first time reveals the constant propaganda and

repression that were its foundations. Drawing upon forty years of

archaeological research, Wilkinson takes us inside an exotic tribal

society with a pre-monetary economy and decadent, divine kings who

ruled with all-too-recognizable human emotions.

Here are the years of the Old Kingdom, where Pepi II, made king

as an infant, was later undermined by rumors of his affair with an

army general, and the Middle Kingdom, a golden age of literature

and jewelry in which the benefits of the afterlife became available

for all, not just royalty—a concept later underlying Christianity.

Wilkinson then explores the legendary era of the New Kingdom, a

lost world of breathtaking opulence founded by Ahmose, whose

parents were siblings, and who married his sister and transformed

worship of his family into a national cult. Other leaders include

Akhenaten, the “heretic king,” who with his wife Nefertiti brought

about a revolution with a bold new religion; his son Tutankhamun,

whose dazzling tomb would remain hidden for three millennia; and

eleven pharaohs called Ramesses, the last of whom presided over the

militarism, lawlessness, and corruption that caused a crucial

political and societal decline.

Riveting and revelatory, filled with new information and unique

interpretations, The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt will become the

standard source about this great civilization, one that lasted—so

far—longer than any other.

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　　Toby Wilkinson graduated with a first class

honors degree in Egyptology from Downing College, University of

Cambridge, winning the university’s Thomas Mulvey prize. He is the

recipient of the Lady Wallis Budge Junior Research Fellowship in

Egyptology, a Leverhulme Trust Special Research Fellowship, and an

Honorary Research Fellowship in the Department of Archaeology at

the University of Durham. He is currently at Clare College in the

University of Cambridge. Wilkinson has published seven books and

numerous articles, and has appeared on radio and television as an

expert on ancient Egyptian civilization (especially the early

periods). He is the recipient of the Antiquity Prize for the best

journal article and is a member of the international editorial

board of the Journal of Egyptian History.

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　　Praise from the United Kingdom for The Rise and Fall of

Ancient Egypt

　　“Absolutely divine . . . a thorough, erudite and enthusiastic

gallop through an astonishing three thousand years.”—The Sunday

Times

　　“I had always presumed, before I read Wilkinson’s book, that it

was impossible to write a history of Egypt which combined

scholarship, accessibility, and a genuine sense of revelation. I

was wrong.”—Tom Holland, The Observer

　　“Not just the pyramids but the politics; not just war and

religion but livestock and labour relations: the whole astonishing

story meticulously researched and enthrallingly told.”—The

Scotsman

　　“Egypt has for the past four thousand years been much vaunted,

much debated . . . Toby Wilkinson’s The Rise and Fall of Ancient

Egypt [adds] impressively to this tradition.”—Bettany Hughes, The

Times

　　“No detail is spared on this literary journey. . . . [The Rise

and Fall of Ancient Egypt] will appeal to anyone . . . who wishes

to learn more about this incredible civilization.”—Press

Association

　　“Take this great book with you on your next boat to

Egypt.”—Oxford Times