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The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000–1780 BC

The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000–1780 BC

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Summary

During the Old and Middle Kingdoms， Ancient Egypt led the world in the construction of fortifications。 The oldest was discovered on Elephantine Island and dates to c。2900 BC。 This book investigates over 2，000 years of Egyptian fortification， including both fortified cities and military installations。 It covers the most famous sites， including the fortified town of Ayn Asil and the fortress of Buhen。 The text also examines the specific defensive structures within the fortifications， including gates， walls， and towers， and looks at both the operation and social history of these ancient military strongholds。 Maps， photographs， and artwork by Brian Delf recreate this long-lost but legendary era， a treat for the eye as well as the mind。

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Joe Krakovsky ，

Written more for Indiana Jones than Joe-who-buys-a-lot-of-books， I was a little disappointed。 My complaint is that a lot of text was taken up stating sources， giving ancient Egyptian names for stuff （which I have no idea how to pronounce when only consonants are shown）， photos of inscriptions which are hard to make out， and listing all the sites she could think of。There were maps and cool color prints， but the author admitted that as none of the fortifications survived they really have no idea， Written more for Indiana Jones than Joe-who-buys-a-lot-of-books， I was a little disappointed。 My complaint is that a lot of text was taken up stating sources， giving ancient Egyptian names for stuff （which I have no idea how to pronounce when only consonants are shown）， photos of inscriptions which are hard to make out， and listing all the sites she could think of。There were maps and cool color prints， but the author admitted that as none of the fortifications survived they really have no idea， other than an educated guess， as to what the various rooms were used for， how tall the walls were， or what the battlements atop the walls actually looked like。What was interesting was that the massive forts were built of mud bricks and that every so often they laid layers of reed mates down to strengthen the walls， which were then covered with white plaster to protect them from the elements。 Being as the Nile was the source of life for Egypt， most of the ancient forts were along the river。What I would have appreciated was longer paragraphs of life in garrison， the forts in war， and sticking to one site but going into more detail of it。 However， I don't regret buying this book to add to my collection。 。。。more

Diana Wilder ，

Excellent SourcebookThis book is an excellent sourcebook for anyone researching ancient Egyptian military history。 Or military history and architecture by itself。 The text is well-written and understandable。 The illustrations are excellent， and they afford a researcher/writer （like me） a great deal of quality who/what/where/how/in what way？ information。 I highly recommend this for research。 Well worth the purchase price。

Steven Peterson ，

I tend to be more pacifist than not。 But I recognize the importance of warfare and all that which is associated with warfare in history。 Here， we get an Osprey introduction to Egyptian fortifications from 3000 BC to 1780 BC。The goal of the book （Page 4）: "This book seeks to shed light on Egypt's early military architecture by discussing its development from the first known fortified structures （c。 3500-3300 BC） into an elaborate fortification system at the end of the Middle Kingdom （c。 1780 BC）。 I tend to be more pacifist than not。 But I recognize the importance of warfare and all that which is associated with warfare in history。 Here， we get an Osprey introduction to Egyptian fortifications from 3000 BC to 1780 BC。The goal of the book （Page 4）: "This book seeks to shed light on Egypt's early military architecture by discussing its development from the first known fortified structures （c。 3500-3300 BC） into an elaborate fortification system at the end of the Middle Kingdom （c。 1780 BC）。 It was interesting for me to learn that there are actually a fair number of pieces of evidence of such structures--including archeological remains that still exist。There are plenty of maps outlining where the fortifications were。 There is good description of why Egypt fortified where it did。 There are diagrams illustrating what we think the fortifications actually looked like （one striking example--the fortress on an island， at Uronarti （see page 33）。All in all， a fascinating work。 。 。 。 。。。more

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