Cleopatra's Needles: The Lost Obelisks of Egypt - Paperback
by Bob Brier
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Availability:In StockContributor:Bob BrierSeries:Bloomsbury EgyptologyPublish date:2021-02-11Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350198722ISBN-10:1350198722UPC:9781350198722Book Category:Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Ancient, EuropeBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, EgyptSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCVES5HCQN
Cleopatra's Needles: The Lost Obelisks of Egypt
In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands. Prior to these journeys, the last large obelisk moved was the Vatican obelisk in 1586 - one of the great engineering achievements of the Renaissance. Roman emperors moved more than a dozen, but left no records of how they did it. The nineteenth-century engineers entrusted with transporting the obelisks...
Series: Bloomsbury Egyptology
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350198722ISBN-10:1350198722UPC:9781350198722Book Category:Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Ancient, EuropeBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, EgyptSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCVES5HCQN
Bob Brier is Senior Research Fellow at Long Island University, USA, and is a world-famous Egyptologist. He is the author of The Murder of Tutankhamen, Ancient Egyptian Magic, Egyptian Mummies, and Secret of the Great Pyramid. He was host to TLC's documentary series The Great Egyptians, The World of Pyramids, and Mummy Detective.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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