The Keys Of Egypt: Race To Read Hieroglyphs Roy Adkins Harpercollins Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Vivid And Superbly Written Account Of The Unravelling One Great Intellectual Puzzles Set Against Backdop Europe In Napoleonic Era When Napoleon Invaded Egypt 1798 His Troops Were Astonished To Discover Ancient Temples Tombs Statues All Covered With Hieroglyphs – Last Remnants An Unreadable Script Language Lost Time On Their Return Egyptomania Spread Rapidly Quest Decipher Began Earnest Jean-Francois Champollion Was Obsessed Languages From Very Young Age Once He Heard Egyptian Text Had Found Challenge Which Would Dedicate Life: Decipherment Despite Poverty Made Gradual Progress Although Fight Jealous Enemies Both Professional Political Every Step Way Dangerous Task Post-Revolutionary France Slip Tongue Could Mean Ruin Exile Or Even Death Failure Threatened As Only Many Attempting Read Main Rival English Thomas Claimed That Imminent But Refused Be Distracted Finally 1822 Decisive Breakthrough: First Person Able Well Over Thousand Years Σελίδες: 352 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm