Ptolemaic Gold: the Exploitation of Gold in the Eastern Desert
| Autor: | Faucher, Thomas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Popis: | The history of the exploitation of gold in Egypt does not begin with the arrival of Alexander in Egypt. Beginning in the pre-dynastic period, miners recovered nuggets from the depths of the wâdis. The exploitation of gold reached a first peak in the New Kingdom, and the mention of gold levies and the results of expeditions are well known especially in the reign of Thutmose III. Despite the reserves accumulated by Alexander when he took over the Persian treasures and the part recovered by Ptol... |
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