History of Egypt
Frederick C. H. Wendel
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The history of Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great, covering the development of Egyptian civilization: science, religion, art, language and literature. This book is written for the interested layperson, requiring no prior knowledge of Egypt, and in approachable everyday language. (Summary by Beth Thomas) (8 hr 38 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 5:57 | Read by DJRickyV |
| Introductory, Part 1 | 41:57 | Read by DJRickyV |
| Introductory, Part 2 | 49:47 | Read by DJRickyV |
| The Old Empire | 53:06 | Read by DJRickyV |
| From the 7th Dynasty to the close of the 12th | 43:15 | Read by DJRickyV |
| The Decline of the Egyptian Kingdom and the Hyksos Domination | 19:41 | Read by Owen Cook |
| From the Expulsion of the Hyksos to the close of the 18th Dynasty | 58:16 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The 19th Dynasty | 36:02 | Read by Sarah Lorenowich |
| The Close of the New Empire and the Period of Decline | 49:34 | Read by SaraHale |
| The Aethiopians and Assyrians in Egypt | 29:48 | Read by Owen Cook |
| The 26th Dynasty - The Egyptian Renaissance | 42:12 | Read by DJRickyV |
| From the Persian Conquest to the Invasion of Alexander the Great, Part 1 | 41:52 | Read by DJRickyV |
| From the Persian Conquest to the Invasion of Alexander the Great, Part 2 | 47:16 | Read by DJRickyV |
Reviews
bmc
I stopped after the fourth chapter. Too many lists of names and not enough context of what was happening in and to the kingdom in each reign. Would have done better to give narrative arc and focus on Kings for which enough is known to say something about.
Corey Cunningham
Great introduction of what will and won't be in the book for the reader.
Christopher Hirst
An interesting account of ancient Egyptian history. Well read by all the resders
A bit hard to follow but excellent.
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