24 Hours in Ancient Egypt : A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

Have you ever wondered what it was like to live and work in Egypt, the most powerful kingdom of the ancient world? Spend a day with 24 Egyptians to see Egypt through their eyes.

<p><b>'Lively and amusing [...] an engaging read. Ryan successfully makes this ancient civilisation more immediate and accessible.' - <i>Current World Archaeology </i></b><br><b>_____________________</b><br><br><b>'[Donald] Ryan - who has worked in and on Egypt for decades, as an archaeologist, historian and popular writer - has succeeded in bringing all of his characters to life. This is a great little volume.' - <i>KMT Magazine</i></b><br><b>_____________________</b><br><br><b>'Very readable [...] its originality lies in the clever construction of the content. The variety of characters covered allows for a considerable breadth of information on life for the rich and poor.' - </b><i><b>Ancient Egypt Magazin</b>e</i><br><b>_____________________<br><br>Spend 24 hours with the inhabitants of the most powerful kingdom in the ancient world.</b><br><br>Ancient Egypt wasn’t all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning gaze of the sun god Ra.<br><br>During the course of a day in the ancient city of <b>Thebes</b> (modern-day Luxor), Egypt’s religious capital, we meet <b>24 Egyptians</b> from all strata of society – from the <b>king</b> to the <b>bread-maker</b>, the <b>priestess</b> to the <b>fisherman</b>, the <b>soldier</b> to the <b>midwife</b> – and get to know what the real Egypt was like by spending <b>an hour in their company</b>. We encounter a different one of these characters every hour and in every chapter, and through their eyes see what an average day in ancient Egypt was really like.</p>