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Chronicle of a Pharaoh: The Intimate Life of Amenhotep III

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Taking an eye-opening new approach to Egyptian history, Chronicle of a Pharaoh presents a unique and intimate portrait of Amenhotep III, the man and self-proclaimed god who presided over the zenith of Egypt’s greatness. Through an unprecedented wealth of details–from the day by day running of an enormous empire to his clothes, cats, and bedroom habits–the private and public faces of a pharaoh are vividly brought to life as never before.
Joann Fletcher explores Amenhotep’s private and public life in a compelling year-by-year account, drawing on firsthand and in the past unpublished material. A number of the many subjects covered are his day by day schedule, such as bedchamber ceremonies and meetings with ministers; his relations with rulers of other ancient superpowers, recorded in a full of life correspondence covering topics from new wives to the cost of silver; his circle of relatives life, including the remarkable role of his wife, Queen Tiy; the superlative art of the reign; and his monumental construction projects–among them the great temple of Luxor. Amenhotep III also established the cult of Aten, the sun disk, and after Amenhotep’s death his son, the rise up pharaoh Akhenaten, became fanatically obsessed with the god.
Illustrated with spectacular full-color photographs, maps, and artifacts, many of which might be published here for the first time, Chronicle of a Pharaoh provides the full context for understanding the monarch who presided over the magnificent flowering of Egyptian civilization.

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