History of Egypt: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

History of Egypt, credited to Frederick C. H. Wendel, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of History of Egypt by Frederick C. H. Wendel. Read in English by DJRickyV; Owen Cook; Lynda Marie Neilson; Sarah Lorenowich; SaraHale The history of Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great, covering the development of Egyptian civilization: science, religion, art, language and literature. This book is written for the interested layperson, requiring no prior knowledge of Egypt, and in approachable everyday language. (Summary by Beth Thomas)

Recording facts

• Recording title: History of Egypt
• Author credits: Frederick C. H. Wendel
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 8:38:43

Catalogue topics

• egypt
• Ancient Egypt
• ramses

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 5:57
2. 01 - Introductory, Part 1 — 41:57
3. 02 - Introductory, Part 2 — 49:47
4. 03 - The Old Empire — 53:06
5. 04 - From the 7th Dynasty to the close of the 12th — 43:15
6. 05 - The Decline of the Egyptian Kingdom and the Hyksos Domination — 19:41
7. 06 - From the Expulsion of the Hyksos to the close of the 18th Dynasty — 58:16
8. 07 - The 19th Dynasty — 36:02
9. 08 - The Close of the New Empire and the Period of Decline — 49:34
10. 09 - The Aethiopians and Assyrians in Egypt — 29:48
11. 10 - The 26th Dynasty - The Egyptian Renaissance — 42:12
12. 11 - From the Persian Conquest to the Invasion of Alexander the Great, Part 1 — 41:52
13. 12 - From the Persian Conquest to the Invasion of Alexander the Great, Part 2 — 47:16

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