Eternity in Stone: Egypt’s Pyramid Age (Ancient Egypt: Kings, Queens, and Dynasties, #3)

Eternity in Stone: Egypt’s Pyramid Age (Ancient Egypt: Kings, Queens, and Dynasties, #3)

By A.J. Carmichael
Michael Caine
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Length7h 29m

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Eternity in Stone: Egypt's Pyramid Age transports readers into the crucible of Egypt's first golden age, when mudbrick tombs gave way to mountains of stone, and the kings of Dynasties III to VI inscribed their power across the desert horizon. From the sacred necropolis of Abydos to the dazzling innovations at Saqqara, from Memphis's administrative might to Heliopolis's solar theology, this book follows the evolution of Egypt from fragile chiefdoms to the world's first centralized empire. At the center stand Pharaoh Djoser and his visionary architect Imhotep, whose Step Pyramid redefined kingship and architecture alike. The narrative traces the rise of specialized labor, the ideology of divine kingship, the organization of colossal workforces, and the religious imagination that saw pyramids not as tombs, but as cosmic stairways linking earth to heaven.

Audiobook details

GenreHistory
Length7 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 3, 2025
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1: Setting the Stage – From Predynastic to Pyramid Age
8Chapter 8: Religion and the Pyramid Texts
2Chapter 2: Djoser & Imhotep – The First Pyramid
9Chapter 9: Nobles, Elites, and Everyday Life
3Chapter 3: Sneferu – The Architect Pharaoh
10Chapter 10: Decline of the Old Kingdom
4Chapter 4: Khufu and the Great Pyramid
11Chapter 11: Memory of the Pyramid Age
5Chapter 5: Khafre, Menkaure, and the Giza Plateau
12Chapter 12: The Legacy of the Old Kingdom
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6Chapter 6: Society and Labor in the Pyramid Age
13About the Author
7Chapter 7: The Rise of Bureaucracy and Administration, Section 1.
14About the Publisher

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