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By Nicolas Grimal
This is often an account of the increase and fall of the civilization within the Nile Valley, protecting the 1st human cost (c 120,000 BC) to its conquest via Alexander the good in 333 BC.This is the 1st historical past of old Egypt for 25 yearsBrings jointly the very most up-to-date textual and archaeological evidenceThe index, bibliography and appendices make this a useful reference toolNew consultant to extra analyzing in English in particular commissioned for the paperback variation
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