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Ancient World: Biographies

Egypt

Akhenaton - Britannica Biographies


"Hatshepsut" by John Ray in History Today


"Hatshepsut: Woman Pharoh" by Barbara S. Lesko inCalliope
"Imhotep" from Anceint Civilizations Reference Library(available as an e-book from the library catalogue).


"18th Dynasty of Egypt" from a book by the same title by Sara McGill.  Includes information on Hatshepsut, Akehnaton and Tutankamen.

Rome

"Pompey the Great" by Eric William Gray from Britannica Biographies

Search for More Articles in e-Books from Gale, under eResources tab.


 

General Websites

Ancient History in Depth - a BBC website.
British Museum Explore

Egypt

Search for articles on the British Museum on Anceint Egypt and the Sudan.  Some hard to find ancient people include those linked below:

Akhenaton (British Museum
Akhenaton (Ancient Egypt Website)
Imhotep
Seti I King of Egypt



 Google Books 


Egypt - Seti I
"The Tomb of Kings" from The Traveller's Key to Ancient Egypt by John Anthony West (see page 320-).

Rome - Pompei the Great

 "The Last Years' of the Republic"in The Romans: New Perspectives by Kevin M. McGeough (see page 78-).

"Pirate Hunter Pompey the Great"  in The History of Pirates by Angus Konstam (see page 28-).






All West Vancouver School Library Learning Commons recognize that we are on the traditional territory of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. .  We are grateful to our friends and colleagues in the Nation who are working with us to learn more about the rich history of this place.  We value the lessons that guide us from Elders past, present and future as we move forward on this journey together. 

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    • ERAC
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    • Citing Sources with Noodle Tools
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    • Citing Images
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