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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453588303321

Autore

Baikie James <1866-1931., >

Titolo

The Amarna Age : a study of the crisis of the ancient world / / James Baikie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

0-415-64594-8

0-203-04016-3

1-136-19781-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (561 p.)

Disciplina

932/.014

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C

Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C

Tell el-Amarna (Egypt)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2004 by Kegan Paul International.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; THE AMARNA AGE: A Study of the Crisis of the Ancient World; Copyright; CONTENTS; THE AMARNA AGE: A STUDY OF THE CRISIS OF THE ANCIENTWORLD; INTRODUCTORY; CHAPTER I EGYPT'S RISE TO SUPREMACY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD; CHAPTER II THE CULMINATION OF EGYPTIAN GLORY : THE REIGN OF AMENHOTEP THE MAGNIFICENT; CHAPTER III EGYPTIAN CULTURE IN THE XVIIITH DYNASTY; CHAPTER IV THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : THE MINOANS; CHAPTER V THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : THE HITTITES AND THE MITANNIANS; CHAPTER VI THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : BABYLONIANS AND ASSYRIANS

CHAPTER VII THE NEW SUPREME JOVE OF THE ANCIENT EAST-AMENHOTEP IVCHAPTER VIII THE CITY OF THE HORIZON AND ITS ART; CHAPTER IX THE FAITH OF AKHENATEN-ATEN-WORSHIP; CHAPTER X THE COLLAPSE OF THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE AS SEEN IN THE AMARNA LETTERS; CHAPTER XI THE AFTERMATH OF THE TELL EL-AMARNA ADVENTURE; CHAPTER XII THE LEGATEES OF EL-AMARNA : THE PHARAOHS OF THE XIXTH DYNASTY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

When we consider the Cretans and Hittites, the powers of Babylonia and



Assyria, and the internal conditions in Syria and Palestine, it can hardly be doubted that the reign of Akhetaten marks a turning point, notably in Egyptian history, but also in the wider history of the ancient world. Here the author vigorously reproduces this age, to show the intensely human interest that lies in the story of religion and art of decadence and reform.