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These four programs from the History Channel showcase current archaeological work that is changing how historians think about life in ancient Egypt. Some of the greatest temples and tombs of Egypt are visited, and authorities explain the significance of particular aspects of their construction. Efforts to restore temples that had been lost under centuries of sand are shown, and one episode focuses on the discovery of a massive complex of tombs in the Valley of the Kings, which only began to be fully explored in the mid-1990s. The host of these programs, British actor Peter Woodward, presents the material skillfully, keeping the interviews with scholars informative as well as entertaining. An episode focusing on… More >>
The History Channel Egypt Collection Box Set : The Daily Life Of Ancient Egyptians , Death And The Journey To Immortality , Mansions Of The Spirits , The Great Pharaoh and His Lost Children
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The History Channel Egypt Collection Box Set : The Daily Life Of Ancient Egyptians , Death And The Journey To Immortality , Mansions Of The Spirits , The Great Pharaoh and His Lost Children
A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome: Daily Life, Mysteries, and Curiosities
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- ISBN13: 9781933372716
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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The roar of frenzied spectators inside the Coliseum during a battle between gladiators. A crowd of onlookers gathered around a slave driver. The wondrous plenty of banquets where flamingos are roasted whole and wine flows like rivers. The silence of the baths and the boisterous taverns . . . Many books have dealt with the history of ancient Rome, but none has been able to bring its readers so near to daily life in the Imperial capital.
This extraordinary voyage of exploration, guided by Alberto Angela with the charm of a born story- teller, lasts twenty- four hours, beginning at dawn on an ordinary day in the year 115 A.D., with Imperial Rome at the height of its power. The reader wakes in a rich patric… More >>
A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome: Daily Life, Mysteries, and Curiosities
Ancient Greece – Quick Tips to the History of Daily Life
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- Educational Video
- Great introduction to Ancient Greece
- Shows what it was like to live in Ancient Greece
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Ancient Greece is quick tip video that provides a snapshot introduction into the topics related to the History of Daily Life. Topics include: Childhood, Education, Cities, Military, Agoge, Agriculture, Architecture, Democracy, and more. Six minutes in length. Licensed for use in classrooms…. More >>
Ancient Greece – Quick Tips to the History of Daily Life
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
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- ISBN13: 9780061252754
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Internationally renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz transports us back thousands of years and immerses us in the sights and sounds of day-to-day life in a vanished desert culture. Their civilization has inspired myriad films, books, pieces of art, myths, and dreams, and they built grand monuments that still stagger the imagination five thousand years later. But who were these people? Mertz ushers us into their homes, workplaces, temples, and palaces to give us an intimate view of the everyday worlds of royals and commoners alike. Displaying the unparalleled descriptive power, unerring eye for detail, keen insight, and trenchant wit that have made the novels she writes (as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Mic… More >>
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt