The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author, Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus; Theban tomb robbers; obelisk-stealing Romans; Coptic Christians determined to erase the heretical past; mummy traders; leisured antiquarians; major European museums; Giovanni Belzoni, a circus strongman who removed more antiquities than Napoleon's armies; shrewd consuls and ruthless pashas; and archaeologists such Sir Flinders Petrie who changed the course of Egyptology.

This is the first thoroughly revised edition of The Rape of the Nile - Fagan's classic account of the cavalcade of archaeologists, thieves, and sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since ancient times. Featured in this edition are new accounts of stunning recent discoveries, including the Royal Tombs of Tanis, the Valley of Golden Mummies at Bahariya, the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses, and the sunken city of Alexandria (whose lighthouse was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). Fagan concludes with a clear-eyed assessment of the impact of modern mass tourism on archaeological sites and artifacts.

布萊恩•費根(Brian Fagan)

世界著名考古學傢、人類學傢、暢銷書作傢。加州大學聖塔芭芭拉分校人類學名譽教授，著有《耶魯古文明發現史》《海洋文明史》《親密關係》《考古學入門》《考古學與史前文明》《法老王朝》《漫長的夏天》《小冰河時代》《洪水、飢饉與帝王》《世界史前史》《大暖化》等。

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王佃玉，男，山東臨沂人，博士畢業於東北師範大學曆史文化學院，現為山東師範大學曆史文化學院講師，從事世界古代史、古代埃及史的教學和科研工作。