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The Great Belzoni: The Circus Strongman Who Discovered Egypt's Ancient Treasures, Second Edition (International Library...
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by Stanley Mayes
Sales Rank: 1216881
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Cover Type: Paperback with 360 pages
Published by: Tauris Parke Paperbacks September 19, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1845113330
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1845113339
Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 14.1 ounces
Product Description
The truly extraordinary life story of Giovanni Belzoni – engineer, barber, monk, actor and circus strongman (where he earned his title, ‘The Great Belzoni’), who became one of the giants of 19th century Egyptian archaeology. Sometimes maligned as a tomb robber, Giovanni Battista Belzoni is perhaps the most important and yet least remembered explorer and archaeologist of the last two hundred years. Giovanni Belzoni was the first human being to penetrate the heart of the second pyramid at Giza and the first European to visit the oasis of Siwah and discover the ruined city of Berenice on the Red Sea. In 1823, at the age of forty-five, Belzoni died of fever trying to reach the mysterious city of Timbuktu. There has never been a character quite like him in the history of exploration.
About The Author
Stanley Mayes was a respected historian and biographer, highly regarded for his work on Egypt, archaeology and the history of the Ottoman Empire.
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This is an excellent book. It is like taking the trip of a lifetime back to early 19th century Egypt
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