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Homage to Hatshepsut – a remarkable female pharaoh

Describing the golden age of ancient Egypt, John Romer pays tribute to the chief wife of Thutmose II who proclaimed herself king and ruled successfully for almost 20 years

Statue of Hatshepsut in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. [Alamy]
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  • A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3: From the Shepherd Kings to the End of the Theban Monarchy

    John Romer

    Allen Lane, pp. 672, £45

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