The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt: A Genealogical Sourcebook of the Pharaohs

"Excellent biographical history of ancient Egypts royal families from the Early Dynastic period to Egypts absorption into the Roman Empire. . . . Highly recommended."Choice This groundbreaking book illuminates the lives of some 1 300 kings queens princes and princesses of ancient Egypt unraveling family relationships and exploring the parts they played in politics cultural life and religion. The authors begin with a basic summary of the structure of the pharaonic state including the nature of ancient Egyptian kingship itself and then introduce key members of the royal family. This is followed by a chronological survey of the royal family from c. 3100 BC to the last Cleopatra. For each dynasty or significant part of a dynasty the authors provide an historical overview of the period a summary listing of the kings and a discussion of their families relationships. This superb biographical history of ancient Egypt is handsomely illustrated with hundreds of photographs line drawings and genealogical trees. 90 color and 210 black-and-white illustrations