{"product_id":"9781789293517-24-hours-in-ancient-egypt","title":"24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There\u003cbr\u003eHave you ever wondered what it was like to live and work in Egypt, the most powerful kingdom of the ancient world? Spend a day with 24 Egyptians to see Egypt through their eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lively and amusing [.] an engaging read. Ryan successfully makes this ancient civilisation more immediate and accessible.' - \u003ci\u003eCurrent World Archaeology \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Donald] Ryan - who has worked in and on Egypt for decades, as an archaeologist, historian and popular writer - has succeeded in bringing all of his characters to life. This is a great little volume.' - \u003ci\u003eKMT Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very readable [.] its originality lies in the clever construction of the content. The variety of characters covered allows for a considerable breadth of information on life for the rich and poor.' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAncient Egypt Magazin\u003c\/b\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpend 24 hours with the inhabitants of the most powerful kingdom in the ancient world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAncient Egypt wasn’t all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning gaze of the sun god Ra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the course of a day in the ancient city of \u003cb\u003eThebes\u003c\/b\u003e (modern-day Luxor), Egypt’s religious capital, we meet \u003cb\u003e24 Egyptians\u003c\/b\u003e from all strata of society – from the \u003cb\u003eking\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003ebread-maker\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003epriestess\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003efisherman\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003esoldier\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003emidwife\u003c\/b\u003e – and get to know what the real Egypt was like by spending \u003cb\u003ean hour in their company\u003c\/b\u003e. We encounter a different one of these characters every hour and in every chapter, and through their eyes see what an average day in ancient Egypt was really like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945442127969,"sku":"9781789293517","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26706362.jpg?v=1721907958","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781789293517-24-hours-in-ancient-egypt","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}