B&B Meeting: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt -- Toby Wilkinson

Everyone, please join us on Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. to discuss The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson. | 510pp. Our discussion will focus on ancient Egypt, i.e. the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms, and not the final chapters on Greek and Roman Egypt.

In this landmark volume, 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 absorption into the Roman Empire. Drawing upon forty years of archaeological research, award-winning scholar Toby Wilkinson takes us inside a tribal society with a pre-monetary economy and decadent, divine kings who ruled with all-too-recognizable human emotions. Here are the legendary leaders: Akhenaten, the “heretic king,” who with his wife Nefertiti brought about a revolution with a bold new religion; 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 political and societal decline. Filled with new information and unique interpretations, The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt is a riveting and revelatory work of wild drama, bold spectacle, unforgettable characters, and sweeping history.

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