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Author: Roger S. Bagnall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-07-18
Total Pages: 363
ISBN-13: 1108482163
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.
Author: George Alexander Hoskins
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Published: 1837
Total Pages: 408
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Roger S. Bagnall
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2016-02-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 147986031X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going back to Neolithic times but expanding greatly in the millennium from the Saite pharaohs to the Roman emperors. New technologies of irrigation and transportation made the oases integral parts of an imperial economy. Amheida, ancient Trimithis, was one of those oasis communities. Located in the western part of the Dakhla Oasis, it was an important regional center, reaching a peak in the Roman period before being abandoned. Over the past decade, excavations at this well-preserved site have revealed its urban layout and brought to light houses, streets, a bath, a school, and a church. The only standing brick pyramid of the Roman period in Egypt has been restored. Wall-paintings, temple reliefs, pottery, and texts all contribute to give a lively sense of its political, religious, economic, and cultural life. This book presents these aspects of the city’s existence and its close ties to the Nile valley, by way of long desert roads, in an accessible and richly illustrated fashion.
Author: دار الشروق
Publisher: دار الشروق
Published: 2017-04-03
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9770927147
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: G ..... A ..... Hoskins
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Published: 1837
Total Pages: 428
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: G. A. Hoskins
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2015-06-25
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781330194263
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert: With an Account, Ancient and Modern, of the Oasis of Amun, and the Other Oases Now Under the Dominion of the Pasha of Egypt The ancient edifices, which adorn the banks of the Nile, are now engaging that share of public attention, which they undoubtedly deserve. The monumental history of mankind is, to many, the most interesting of all investigations, because it is often the most certain. The ruins of Italy and Greece convey to us as conclusive evidence of the civilisation of those countries, at different epochs, as the pages of the most graphic historians. And the stupendous antiquities of Egypt not only exhibit to us the power and wealth of the Pharaohs, but also furnish us with most interesting details of the private life of their subjects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Roger S. Bagnall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011-12
Total Pages: 711
ISBN-13: 0199843694
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Thousands of documentary and literary texts written on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Persian, have transformed our knowledge of many aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Here experts provide a comprehensive guide to understanding this ancient documentary evidence.
Author: George Alexander Hoskins
Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2016-05-19
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9781357507763
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Hugh John Llewellyn Beadnell
Publisher: London : J. Murray
Published: 1909
Total Pages: 336
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cassandra Vivian
Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 459
ISBN-13: 9789774160905
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Already the most comprehensive guide ever for desert and oasis travel in Egypt west of the Nile, The Western Desert of Egypt: An Explorer's Handbook has now been fully revised and updated for the latest generation of twenty-first century desert adventurers. Fully illustrated with some 50 maps and plans and over 270 drawings, the guide covers both the natural history and the human history of the desert and the oases. It then explores chapter by chapter the oases of Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Bahariya, Fayoum, and Siwa, and the desert areas of al-Diffa (the northern, semiarid edge of the desert), the Darb al-Arbain caravan route in the south, and Uwaynat (including Gilf Kebir) in the southwest. Descriptions of routes, sites, people, and places are complemented by practical information on places to stay, eat, and fill your gas tank. Global positioning system (GPS) waypoints are provided as an aid to navigation on many routes--though for the sake of conservation and the protection of unguarded antiquities they are not given for remote sites. Almost encyclopedic in its scope, this is the one guide that belongs on the bookshelf, dashboard, or rucksack of every Western Desert traveler.
