Ramesses the Great

Resumen del libro

The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson The author succeeds in bringing this distant age to life through telling detail and insightful analysis. . .

. Whenever he can, the author takes advantage of opportunities to peer beneath the mask. The Economist Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute diplomat the peace treaty signed after the Battle of Kadesh was the first in recorded history.

He outbuilt every other Egyptian pharaoh, leaving behind the temples of Abu Simbel; the great hypostyle hall of Karnak; the tomb for his wife Nefertari; and his own memorial, the Ramesseum. His reputation eclipsed that of all other pharaohs as well: he was decried in the Bible as a despot, famed in literature as Ozymandias, and lauded by early antiquarians as the Younger Memnon. His rule coincided with the peak of ancient Egypt's power and prosperity, the New Kingdom (1539 1069 B.C.).

In this authoritative biography, Toby Wilkinson considers Ramesses' preoccupations and preferences, uncovering the methods and motivations of a megalomaniac ruler, with lessons for our own time.

Biografía del autor

p ? span style='background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-family:inherit;' T /span span style='background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-family:inherit;' oby Wilkinson es un destacado egiptólogo, historiador y escritor británico. Es conocido tanto por sus investigaciones académicas como por su capacidad para divulgar la historia del antiguo Egipto al gran público. /span <br> span /span span span style='font-size:13.3333px;' Se formó en la Universidad de Cambridge, donde obtuvo su doctorado. Fue investigador en Egiptología en el Christs College de Cambridge (1993-1997) y en la Universidad de Durham (1997-1999). En 2003 se convirtió en miembro del Clare College de Cambridge. /span /span span span style='font-size:13.3333px;' <br> /span /span span span style='font-size:13.3333px;' A lo largo de su carrera Wilkinson ha ocupado diversos cargos en instituciones universitarias y es miembro del consejo editorial del em Journal of Egyptian History /em . Ha publicado numerosos libros, entre los que destaca em The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt /em (2010), galardonado con el premio Hessell-Tiltman de Historia. También ha contribuido a documentales y programas de televisión sobre el antiguo Egipto. /span /span p <br><br> /span