John Romer, Author . Cambridge Univ. $40 (586p) ISBN 978-0-521-87166-2
The largest and most precise stone building in the world and a feat of Bronze Age technology, the Great Pyramid of Giza was built around 2478 B.C. in the reign of King Khufu. But how did the Great Pyramid's makers go about their daily work? what
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John Romer, Author Henry Holt & Company $29.95 (367p) ISBN 978-0-8050-0939-2
Notwithstanding the Old Testament account of the Israelites' enslavement in ancient Egypt, Romer claims that slavery on the scale described in the Book of Exodus simply did not exist there. Biblical scribes grafted the theme of national liberation--d
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John Romer. St. Martin's/Dunne, $29.99 (512p) ISBN 978-1-250-03011-5
In this thoughtful and meticulous reconsideration of Egyptian ancient- and pre-history, Egyptologist Romer draws directly from archaeological and hieroglyphic evidence in an effort to cast aside Western preconceptions. This, the first of two volumes,
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John Romer. St. Martins/Dunne, $32.50 (672p) ISBN 978-1-250-03013-9
Romer (A History of Ancient Egypt, Vol. 1) continues his magisterial re-examination of ancient Egypt, here covering approximately 2550 B.C.E. until 1770 B.C.E. As in the first volume, Romer cautions against viewing the physical evidence and...
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