Amasis: The Pharaoh With No Illusions
Ray, John
History Today ,Volume: 46 Issue: 3 (1996)
Abstract
There is no denying that ancient Egypt arouses great popular interest, but most of the interest concentrates on periods which have visual impact especially the Old Kingdom, the age of the great pyramids, and the New Kingdom, the time of Tutankhamun, Akhenaten, and the splendours of the Egyptian empire. But there are
lesser known delights, and one of these is the so-called Late Period, although it passes for early by most people’s standards (664
