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Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt
Pyramids, Plagues, Gods and Grave-Robbers
Series: Dangerous Days
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Think that Ancient Egypt is just a load of old obelisks?
Don't bet your afterlife on it.
Ancient Egypt should be deader than most of our yesterdays. After all, it was at its height 5,000 years ago. Yet we still marvel at its mummies and ponder over its pyramids. It's easy to forget these people once lived and laughed, loved and breathed... though not for very long.
These were dangerous days for princes and peasants alike. In Ancient Egyptβa world of wars and woes, poverty and plaguesβlife was short. Forty was a good age to reach. A pharaoh who was eaten by a hippo ended up as dead as a ditch-digger stung by a scorpion. Unwrap the bandages and you'll find that the Egyptians' bizarre adventures in life were every bit as fascinating as the monuments they left to their deaths.
Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt delves into this captivating world, bringing the trials and tribulations of these ancient peoples to life.
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Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt
Think that Ancient Egypt is just a load of old obelisks? Don't bet your afterlife on it. Ancient Egypt should be deader than most of our yesterdays. After all, it was at its height 5,000 years ago. Yet we still marvel at its mummies and ponder over its pyramids. It's easy to forget these people once lived and laughed, loved...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781780226385
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 January 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 200.0mm
Height: 134.0mm
Weight: 265g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Terry Deary was born in Sunderland in 1946 and now lives in County Durham, where the Marsden family of the Tudor Chronicles live. Once an actor and a teacher of English and drama, he is one of Britain's bestselling children's authors, with over 140 books to his credit, including the phenomenally successful Horrible Histories.
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