Life Under the Pharaohs Author:Leonard Cottrell Egypt is famous for its pyramids, kings, pharaohs and gods but what was life in Ancient Egypt like for the ordinary person? In this riveting book, Leonard Cottrell marvelously reconstructs everyday life in the Egypt of 1500 BCE. The central character, a real person whose tomb still exists, is Vizier Rekhmire and it is through him that the reader... more » is taken on a fascinating tour of the world of ancient Egypt. Accompany him on his round of official duties, watch the craftsman and the laborer at work, go hunting with his son, watch the surgeon performing an operation, or witness the ritual of 'healing magic'. This absorbing and entertaining book also provides an overview of Egyptian history. It includes the City of the Dead, Thebes and the Valley of the Kings, the building of the pyramids, and important figures and places such as Akhenaten and Amarna. The lives and times of the Ancient Egyptians are captured by a masterful hand.« less