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El Egipto de los grandes faraones
Quéops, Sesóstris, Hatshepsut, Tutmósis, Amenotep, Aquenaton, Tutankhamon, Ramsés, Cleópatra... Nomes simultanemanete longínquos e próximos, que evocam a civilização dos faraós e nos despertam para a memória de um passado em que a realidade e a lenda permanentemente se confundem.
Nesta galeria de retratos, que é também uma abordagem da fascinante aventura histórica dos monarcas que reinaram no Alto e Baixo Egipto, Christian Jacq (o grande egiptólogo francês de quem a ASA publicou já As Egípcias) convida-nos a partir à descoberta desses seres excepcionais, os faraós, que souberam construir um modelo social e político também ele fora do comum.
Nesta galeria de retratos, que é também uma abordagem da fascinante aventura histórica dos monarcas que reinaram no Alto e Baixo Egipto, Christian Jacq (o grande egiptólogo francês de quem a ASA publicou já As Egípcias) convida-nos a partir à descoberta desses seres excepcionais, os faraós, que souberam construir um modelo social e político também ele fora do comum.
- GenresHistoryNonfictionEgypt
282 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
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About the author
Christian Jacq
223 books943 followersAlso writes under the names Célestin Valois, J.B. Livingstone, and Christopher Carter.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
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July 26, 2020
Depuis petite, toujours fascinée par ces pharaons, leurs secrets, leur mode de vie, leurs #momies, leur écriture hiéroglyphique ... Comprendre la lignée des grandes #dynasties
Je me suis régalé mais je me rends cpte que je ne sais .... rien 😬
Livre idéal pour les curieux, se lit comme un roman pour faire un voyage assez prenant & vivant. Pour ma part, cela a été une découverte complète de certains pharaons #RoiScorpion #Menes #Djeser #Snefrou
Bref c'est ma première rencontre sérieuse avec le sujet et c'est une belle aventure. Je conseille ! Passionnant 😀
Je me suis régalé mais je me rends cpte que je ne sais .... rien 😬
Livre idéal pour les curieux, se lit comme un roman pour faire un voyage assez prenant & vivant. Pour ma part, cela a été une découverte complète de certains pharaons #RoiScorpion #Menes #Djeser #Snefrou
Bref c'est ma première rencontre sérieuse avec le sujet et c'est une belle aventure. Je conseille ! Passionnant 😀
March 4, 2022
Sin duda sirve para conocer la historia de los Faraones de Egipto a grades rasgos, muy interesante la historia y la manera de narrarlo, sirve para darte un contextouy general de como eran los egipcios.
February 11, 2023
Interessante libro per farsi un'idea dei re e delle dinastie dell'antico Egitto. La lettura è scorrevole e divulgativa, mai troppo tecnica o specifica.
Qualche mappa o schema in più sarebbero stati utili, ma si può sempre fare affidamento a Google.
Qualche mappa o schema in più sarebbero stati utili, ma si può sempre fare affidamento a Google.
September 28, 2023
Un buon libro per chi vuole avere una panoramica generale e non troppo dettagliata (quasi 3000 anni in 300 pagine) sull'antico Egitto, anche se un po' datato essendo la prima edizione del 1981 ma poco cambia. Un buon punto di partenza per eventuali ulteriori approfondimenti.
August 10, 2024
Es un muy buen libro introductorio al Antiguo Egipto. Destaca lo principal de cada época y da una versión, a veces muy personal, de la visión de cada faraón. Es una mezcla entre historia pura y ensayo, incluso crónica, con una influencia bastante notable del autor. Se disfruta muchísimo el libro y creo que abre la puerta a entender otras lecturas sobre Egipto.
February 20, 2021
Audio. delo tytanxamona
August 12, 2023
Resumen de la vida de los grandes faraones de forma resumida. ¡Muy interesante!
December 19, 2023
Pas le plus passionnant, mais l'Égyptologie c'est dur, souvent il ne reste que les vestiges, et les gens en sont tellement éblouis qu'ils pensent de les décrire bien, alors que pour nous à la maison c'est des bâtiments quelquonque (évidemment quand je les ai vu de les propres yeux ils était incroyables, de quoi couper le souffle).
Pas une mauvaise introduction, et au moins il ne se focalise que sur certains Pharaons. Elodia, ferme ta gueule!!!!
Pas une mauvaise introduction, et au moins il ne se focalise que sur certains Pharaons. Elodia, ferme ta gueule!!!!
January 20, 2015
Die Geschichte der Pharaonen
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