num_pages: 224
description: The pharaoh is the iconic ruler from the ancient world immortalized in stone and gold and celebrated today in countless films and books. But how did these monarchs mortals who lived and died like anyone else spend their days? How did they become pharaoh? How did they govern and how were they entertained? In this vividly written and authoritative account Garry Shaw conveys the full experience of what it was like to be pharaoh from birth to death in private and in public at court and on campaign and shows how a uniquely Egyptian vision of kingship with its complex ideology and regalia evolved. We follow daily events from waking up in the palace to evenings spent banqueting; in between the king acted as lawmaker judge and priest. The most important ceremonies are compellingly described including accession coronation and the royal funeral as well as the pomp and protocol of an audience before the monarch. Supplemented by numerous box features from the internal decoration of pyramids and the women who became pharaoh to pharaonic pets as well as quotations from contemporary sources and a king list with brief biographies of all the major pharaohs this beautifully illustrated volume provides a comprehensive insight into the Egyptian pharaoh and his world.
language: English
title: The Pharaoh: Life at Court and on Campaign
publisher: Thames & Hudson