History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria - Volume 1, 2, 3, 4

The History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria #1-4

by Gaston Maspero

• Over 600 images and illustrations• Author’s biography is includedThis e-book is with an active table of contents and contains volume 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the 12 volumes “History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria.” All the pictures in this e-book are resized so they can be displayed properly. Links to bookmarks are also adjusted accordingly. CONTENTS EDITOR'S PREFACE TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHOR VOLUME I List of Illustrations CHAPTER I - THE NILE AND EGYPT CHAPTER II - THE GODS OF EGYPT CHAPTER III - THE LEGENDARY HISTORY OF EGYPT VOLUME II List of Illustrations CHAPTER I - THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF EGYPT CHAPTER II - THE MEMPHITE EMPIRE CHAPTER III - THE FIRST THEBAN EMPIRE VOLUME III List of Illustrations CHAPTER I - ANCIENT CHALDÆA CHAPTER II - THE TEMPLES AND THE GODS OF CHALDÆA CHAPTER III - CHALDÆAN CIVILIZATION APPENDIX - THE PHARAOHS OF THE ANCIENT AND MIDDLE EMPIRES VOLUME IV List of Illustrations CHAPTER I - THE FIRST CHALDÆAN EMPIRE AND THE HYKSÔS IN EGYPT CHAPTER II - SYRIA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EGYPTIAN CONQUEST CHAPTER III - THE EIGHTEENTH THEBAN DYNASTY

1602 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2012

About the author

Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero KCMG (June 23, 1846 – June 30, 1916) was a French Egyptologist known for popularizing the term "Sea Peoples" in an 1881 paper.

Maspero's son, Henri Maspero, became a notable sinologist and scholar of East Asia.