{"product_id":"9781789293517","title":"Donald P. Ryan - 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Donald P. Ryan. Themes include History, Africa, Ancient, Egypt, Social History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpend 24 hours with the inhabitants of the most powerful kingdom in the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ancient 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\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e During the course of a day in the ancient city of Thebes (modern-day Luxor), Egypt's religious capital, we meet 24 Egyptians from all strata of society - from the king to the bread-maker, the priestess to the fisherman, the soldier to the midwife - and get to know what the real Egypt was like by spending an hour in their company. 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099573719414,"sku":null,"price":3.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781789293517.jpg?v=1781623403","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781789293517","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}