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The murder of King Tut : the plot to kill the child king : a nonfiction thriller / by Patterson, James,1947-; Dugard, Martin.;
Subjects: Tutankhamen, King of Egypt; Pharaohs;
© 2009., Little, Brown and Co.,
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The golden king : the world of Tutankhamun / by Hawass, Zahi;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]).
Subjects: Tutankhamen, King of Egypt; Excavations (Archaeology);
© c2004., National Geographic Society,
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Tutankhamun / by Demi.;
Subjects: Tutankhamen, King of Egypt; Pharaohs;
© 2008, c2009., Marshall Cavendish Children,
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The woman who would be king / by Cooney, Kara.;
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Subjects: Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt.; Queens; Pharaohs;
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Babylonia / by Casati, Costanza,1995-author.;
"From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis. When kings fall, queens rise. Nothing about Semiramis's upbringing could have foretold her legacy or the power she would come to wield. A female ruler, once an orphan raised on the outskirts of an empire - certainly no one in Ancient Assyria would bend to her command willingly. Semiramis was a woman who knew if she wanted power, she would have to claim it. There are whispers of her fame in Mesopotamian myth- Semiramis was a queen, an ambitious warrior, a commander whose reputation reaches the majestic proportions of Alexander the Great. Historical record, on the other hand, falls eerily quiet. In her second novel, Costanza Casati brilliantly weaves myth and ancient history together to give Semiramis a voice, charting her captivating ascent to a throne no one promised her. The world Casati expertly builds is rich with dazzling detail and will transport her readers to the heat of the Assyrian Empire and a world long gone"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Semiramis, Queen, consort of Shamshi-Adad V, King of Assyria, active 9th century B.C.; Gods; Orphans; Princes; Soldiers; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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Emperor of Rome : ruling the ancient Roman world / by Beard, Mary,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) and taking us through the nearly three centuries--and some thirty emperors--that separate him from the boy-king Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE). Yet Emperor of Rome is not your typical chronological account of Roman rulers, one emperor after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Instead, Beard asks different, often larger and more probing questions: What power did emperors actually have? Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained? What kind of jokes did Augustus tell? And for that matter, what really happened, for example, between the emperor Hadrian and his beloved Antinous? Effortlessly combining the epic with the quotidian, Beard tracks the emperor down at home, at the races, on his travels, even on his way to heaven. Along the way, Beard explores Roman fictions of imperial power, overturning many of the assumptions that we hold as gospel, not the least of them the perception that emperors one and all were orchestrators of extreme brutality and cruelty. Here Beard introduces us to the emperor's wives and lovers, rivals and slaves, court jesters and soldiers, and the ordinary people who pressed begging letters into his hand--whose chamber pot disputes were adjudicated by Augustus, and whose budgets were approved by Vespasian, himself the son of a tax collector. With its finely nuanced portrayal of sex, class, and politics, Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman fantasies (and our own) about what it was to be Roman at its richest, most luxurious, most extreme, most powerful, and most deadly, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Emperors; Emperors;
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The curse of the mummy : uncovering Tutankhamun's tomb / by Fleming, Candace.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Sands of the Past -- The "City of the Dead" -- Enter Howard Carter -- Ten seasons beneath the Theban sun -- A bird of gold that will bring good luck -- Under cover of darkness -- Early days in the tomb -- And at the Continental-Savoy hotel -- Curses! -- Shrines, sarcophagus, and coffins -- The mummy unwrapped -- Fabulous finds -- Work complete -- Exit Carter -- Space travelers, poison, and murderous mold -- Tutankhamun's place in history."During the reign of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled and died tragically young. In order to send him on his way into the afterlife, his tomb was filled with every treasure he would need after death. And then, it was lost to time, buried in the sands of the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was also said to be cursed. Centuries later, as Egypt-mania gripped Europe, two Brits -- a rich earl with a habit for gambling and a disreputable, determined archeologist -- worked for years to rediscover and open Tutankhamun's tomb. But once it was uncovered, would ancient powers take their revenge for disturbing and even looting the pharaoh's resting place? What else could explain the mysterious illnesses, accidents, and deaths that began once it was found?"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Tutankhamen, King of Egypt; Carter, Howard, 1874-1939; Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923; Excavations (Archaeology); Blessing and cursing;
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Kristina : the girl king / by Meyer, Carolyn,1935-;
A novel in diary form about Kristina, the young queen of Sweden.
Subjects: Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689; Diaries;
© c2003., Scholastic,
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The tomb of King Tutankhamen / by Woods, Michael,1946-; Woods, Mary B.(Mary Boyle),1946-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From boy to mummy -- Clues in the valley -- A name on a door - First things first -- Into the burial chamber -- King Tut's mummy -- Epilogue.Describes the discovery of King Tut's tomb and the gold treasures found alongside it and the fascination with Egyptian history and culture that came as a result of these discoveries.
Subjects: Tutankhamen, King of Egypt; Carter, Howard, 1874-1939; Excavations (Archaeology);
© 2008., Twenty-First Century,
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Warriors in winter / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Ford, AG.;
"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to meet famed Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius!"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Jack (Fictitious character from Osborne); Annie (Fictitious character from Osborne); Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; Brothers and sisters; Kings and rulers; Soldiers; Time travel; Magic; Tree houses;
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