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GREAT
AGES OF
MAN
ANCIENT EGYPT
ANCIENT
EGYPT
GREAT AGES OF MAN
A History of the World's
Cultures
ANCIENT
EGYPT
by
LIONEL CASSON
and
The Editors of TIME-LIFE Books
T I M E - L I F E I N T E R N A T I O N A L ( N e d e r l a n d ) N.V.
T H E A U T H O R : L i o n e l C a s s o n , P r o f e s s o r of Classics at N e w Y o r k U n i v e r s i t y , is
an a u t h o r i t y o n life in a n c i e n t civilizations. H e is t h e a u t h o r of m a n y b o o k s , i n c l u d i n g
The Ancient Mariners: Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times
a n d
Masters of Ancient Comedy.
P r o f e s s o r C a s s o n has l e c t u r e d o n classical c i v i l i z a t i o n in a n
A m e r i c a n television series, a n d f r o m 1963 t o 1965 w a s d i r e c t o r of t h e s u m m e r session in
classics at t h e A m e r i c a n A c a d e m y i n R o m e .
T H E C O N S U L T I N G E D I T O R : L e o n a r d K r i e g e r , f o r m e r l y P r o f e s s o r of H i s t o r y at
Y a l e , n o w h o l d s t h e p o s t of U n i v e r s i t y P r o f e s s o r at t h e U n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o . D r .
K r i e g e r is t h e a u t h o r of
The German Idea of Freedom
a n d
Politics of Discretion,
and
c o - a u t h o r of
History,
w r i t t e n i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h J o h n H i g h a m a n d Felix G i l b e r t .
T H E C O V E R : K i n g K h a f r e , b u i l d e r of t h e s e c o n d p y r a m i d at G i z e h , reflects in his
p r o u d face t h e m a j e s t y of a n c i e n t E g y p t . T h e statue w a s c a r v e d in a b o u t 2 5 4 0
B. C.
This
international edition adapted by Laura Ford.
©
1969 b y
TIME
Inc.
Original English Language edition © 1965,1969 by
TIME
Inc.
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS
PREFACE
7
i
1
THE ENDURING LAND
Picture Essay:
M O N U M E N T S A N D GOD-KINGS
10
17
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
NOTE: THE ARTISTS A N D PRESENT WHEREABOUTS
OF ALL WORKS OF ART REPRODUCED IN THIS
BOOK ARE LISTED ON PAGE
1 8 7 .
THE GIFT OF THE RIVER
Picture Essay:
LIFE O N THE NILE
2
8
37
PATHWAY TO POWER
Picture Essay:
T H E W A R M A C H I N E
so
61
GODS AND THE AFTER-LIFE
Picture Essay:
THE WORLD OF THE DEAD
7
0
81
THE PHARAOH AND HIS PEOPLE
Picture Essay:
A LEISURED ELITE
92
103
A MAJESTIC ART
Picture Essay:
THE PYRAMID BUILDERS
m
129
WORKS OF THE MIND
Picture Essay:
THE MESSAGE OF THE STONES
140
149
CENTURIES OF DECLINE
Picture Essay:
TUTANKHAMEN'S TREASURE
APPENDIX
Chronologies, 181; The Egyptian Pantheon, 184
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CREDITS
INDEX
iss
165
181
186
188

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