Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt: From Early Dynastic Times to the Death of Cleopatra

by Joyce A. Tyldesley

The queen of Egypt was, first and foremost, a supportive wife and mother, but in times of dynastic crisis she was expected to act as her husband's deputy. The queen might be required to marshal troops, or to rule on behalf of an infant son. She might even be called upon to rule in her own right in the absence of a suitable king. The female pharaohs Hatshepsut and Tawosret, the sun queens Tiy and Nefertiti, the seductive Nefertari and Cleopatra: many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500051453
• ISBN13: 9780500051450
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.9" x 10.3"