Ancient Egypt - Truths and Legends

Ancient Egypt - Truths and Legends By Florence Quentin

Ancient Egypt is “this day of happiness that the gods have offered to men” (Paul Morand): it is time to (re) discover it.

The "mystery" has always been attached to the Egypt of the Pharaohs. Despite advances in knowledge, this great civilization continues to carry pseudoscientific or esoteric theories. This book performs a salutary sorting between these and the state of knowledge of Egyptologists and archaeologists.
With clarity, Florence Quentin dismantles one by one the unfounded assertions and sheds light on the lesser known aspects of this glorious civilization. Was Egypt the first centralized state? Was chemistry born there? Can we pronounce this language known by its hieroglyphics? Did the exodus from Egypt take place? Did the Egyptians drink beer? Were they black? Did women benefit from a separation of property regime?...

Number of pages of the print edition:

336 pages

Language:

French

Editor:

Perrin

Publication date:

September 22, 2022

Dimensions:

12 x 2.8 x 19cm