The History of Ancient Egypt (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Pharaoh Dynasties, Pyramid Builders, Temples, Inscriptions, and Victorian Egyptology in the Nile ValleyBy George Rawlinson, Arthur Gilman
Length10h 32m
About this audiobook
The History of Ancient Egypt offers a sweeping synthesis of one of antiquity's most enduring civilizations, bringing together political narrative, cultural analysis, and antiquarian scholarship in a form accessible to serious readers. Its range extends from dynastic chronology and imperial expansion to religion, architecture, burial customs, and the deciphered record of monuments and inscriptions. In tracing temples, pyramids, priesthoods, and pharaohs, the volume situates Egypt within the broader literary and historical imagination of the ancient Near East. George Rawlinson and Arthur Gilman write from within the nineteenth-century tradition of historical reconstruction, shaped by classical learning, biblical history, and the rapidly developing field of Egyptology. Their work reflects an era when archaeological discoveries and philological advances were transforming Egypt from a realm of legend into a subject of documentary inquiry. Together, their perspectives connect political history with material culture, revealing how varied forms of evidence can illuminate a civilization's institutions, beliefs, and artistic achievements. Readers interested in ancient history, archaeology, or the genealogy of Egyptological scholarship will find this volume a valuable point of entry. It provides an opportunity to encounter Egypt through layered historical perspectives, combining narrative breadth with attention to cultural detail. As a single-volume exploration, it invites reflection on both the ancient world it describes and the scholarly methods by which that world has been interpreted.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length10 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 28, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2I. The Land of Egypt.
3II. The People of Egypt.
4III. The Dawn of History.
5IV. The Pyramid Builders.
Show all chaptersShow less
6V. The Rise of Thebes to Power, and the Early Theban Kings.
7VI. The Good Amenemhat and His Works.
8VII. Abraham in Egypt.
9VIII. The Great Invasion—The Hyksôs or Shepherd Kings—Joseph and Apepi.
10IX. How the Hyksôs were Expelled from Egypt.
11X. Thothmes I., The First Great Egyptian Conqueror.
12XI. Queen Hatasu and Her Merchant Fleet.
13XII. Thothmes the Third and Amenhotep the Second.
14XIII. Amenhotep III. And His Great Works—The Vocal Memnon.
15XIV. Khuenaten and the Disk-Worshippers.
16XV. Beginning of the Decline of Egypt.
17XVI. Menephthah I., The Pharaoh of the Exodus.
18XVII. The Decline of Egypt Under the Later Ramessides.
19XVIII. The Priest-Kings—Pinetem and Solomon.
20XIX. Shishak and His Dynasty.
21XX. The Land Shadowing With Wings—Egypt Under the Ethiopians
22XXI. The Fight Over the Carcase—Ethiopia v. Assyria.
23XXII. The Corpse Comes to Life Again—Psamatik I. and His Son Neco.
24XXIII. The Later Saïte Kings.—Psamatik II., Apries, and Amasis.
25XXIV. The Persian Conquest.
26XXV. Three Desperate Revolts.
27XXVI. A Last Gleam of Sunshine—Nectanebo I.
28XXVII. The Light Goes Out in Darkness.
29Memorable Quotes
History of the Sasanian Empire (Annotated)George Rawlinson17h 20m$2 · $0.00
The Kings of Israel and Judah (Annotated)George Rawlinson10h 6m$2 · $0.00
The Great Empires of the Ancient East (Annotated)George Rawlinson144h 35m$2 · $0.00
History of the Ancient Chaldea (Annotated)George Rawlinson6h 11m$2 · $0.00
The Essential Works of George Rawlinson (Annotated)George Rawlinson145h 34m$2 · $0.00
Ancient Media (Annotated)George Rawlinson6h 32m$2 · $0.00
The Great Civilizations of the Ancient East (Annotated)George Rawlinson145h 31m$2 · $0.00
The Greatest Empires & Civilizations of the Ancient EastGeorge Rawlinson145h 7m$2 · $0.00
The History of BabylonGeorge Rawlinson7h 24m$1 · $0.00
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World: BabylonGeorge Rawlinson7h 3m$1 · $0.00
History of the Ancient ChaldeaGeorge Rawlinson6h 10m$2 · $0.00
History of the Phoenician CivilizationGeorge Rawlinson16h 50m$1 · $0.00
The Great Empires of the Ancient EastGeorge Rawlinson145h 1m$1 · $0.00
History of the Phoenician CivilizationGeorge Rawlinson17h 33m$1 · $0.00
PARTHIA (Illustrated)George Rawlinson11h 50m$2 · $0.00
History of the Phoenician CivilizationGeorge Rawlinson16h 20m$2 · $0.00
Persian EmpireGeorge Rawlinson13h 7m$2 · $0.00
THE KINGS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAHGeorge Rawlinson10h$2 · $0.00
The Greatest Empires & Civilizations of the Ancient EastGeorge Rawlinson145h 53m$1 · $0.00
The History of Parthian Empire (Illustrated Edition)George Rawlinson11h 52m$1 · $0.00
I've Been to the MountaintopMartin Luther King48m5.0 (1)$11 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m$8 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m$29 · $0.00
Saving My EnemyBob Welch9h 11m$20
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m$33 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m$20
LES MISERABLES (Illustrated Edition)Victor Hugo66h 17m$1 · $0.00
BeyondStephen Walker15h 39m$33 · $0.00
The Antiquities of the Jews (Annotated)Flavius Josephus59h 14m$3 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m$29 · $0.00
No EscapeNury Turkel9h 30m$28 · $0.00
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition)Edward Gibbon179h 45m$2 · $0.00
Jubal Stone: U.S. Marshal: Blood Trail To Hell: A Western Adventure NovelCasey Nash3h 42m$18 · $0.00
Fall and RiseMitchell Zuckoff17h 23m$40 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Patrick & Branwell BrontëCharlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë138h 12m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Annotated)Oscar Wilde126h 19m$2 · $0.00
L. M. Montgomery – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & MemoirsLucy Maud Montgomery155h 1m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of the Brontë Family Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë140h 13m$2 · $0.00
MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)Mark Twain415h 9m5.0 (2)$2 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
Ivanhoe (Annotated)Walter Scott22h 52m$2 · $0.00
All NovelsGeorge Orwell53h 48m$10 · $0.00
The Complete Works of TolstoyLeo Tolstoy412h 44m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Annotated)Louisa May Alcott226h 24m$2 · $0.00
Sherlock Holmes series - completeArthur Conan54h 8m$3.50 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
The Count of Monte Cristo (With Original Illustrations)Alexandre Dumas54h$1 · $0.00
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction (Annotated)H. P. Lovecraft50h 45m$2 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m$29 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Charlotte Brontë (Annotated)Charlotte Brontë80h 42m$2 · $0.00
Richard Wagamese SelectedRichard Wagamese3h 14m$15
The Old Man and the Sea (Annotated)Ernest Hemingway4h 27m$2 · $0.00
Twelfth Night (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography (Annotated)William Shakespeare, Sidney Lee16h 38m$2 · $0.00
You may also like
A Manual of Historic OrnamentRichard Glazier5h 2m$2 · $0.00
Straw HatsHarry Inwards4h 3m$2 · $0.00
The Story of the Cotton PlantFrederick Wilkinson3h 52m$2 · $0.00
Collected Works of Edwin Arnold: Buddhism and Hinduism Studies, Poetry & Plays (Unabridged) (Annotated)Edwin Arnold29h 26m$2 · $0.00
Beast and Man in IndiaJohn Lockwood Kipling7h 54m$2 · $0.00
Oriental Rugs, Antique and ModernW. A. Hawley14h 46m$1 · $0.00
The North-Americans Of YesterdayFrederick Samuel Dellenbaugh14h 38m$2.40
The Lore of the Honey-BeeTickner Edwardes5h 35m$2 · $0.00
The Palace and ParkR. G. Latham, Richard Owen, F. K. J. Shenton, George Scharf, Edward Forbes, Samuel Phillips25h 24m$2 · $0.00
On the HeavensAristotle3h 35m$4 · $0.00
Parsons on the RoseSamuel Browne Parsons5h 34m$1 · $0.00
The science of beauty, as developed in nature and applied in artD. R. Hay3h 45m$2 · $0.00
TitianSir Claude Phillips6h 22m$18 · $0.00
The Lake GunJames Fenimore Cooper34m$2.30 · $0.00
Pagan Origin of Partialist DoctrinesJohn Claudius Pitrat6h 32m$2 · $0.00
Beautiful Butterflies (In Your Garden)Tyrone Remsen39m$2.30
Exotics and RetrospectivesLafcadio Hearn4h 15m$1 · $0.00
Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive CharactersGeorge Frederick Herbert Smith6h 18m$2 · $0.00
History of Ancient EgyptGeorge Rawlinson, Arthur Gilman10h 31m$2 · $0.00
Two in ArcadiaLucine Finch4m$2.30