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Born in Paris, Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, when he read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books.
Jacq became fascinated with Egyptology as a teenager after reading Jacques Pirenne’s Histoire de la civilisation de l’Egypte ancienne (1961–63; History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization). After earning a doctorate in Egyptian studies from the Sorbonne, Jacq pursued a scholarly career.
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Jacq first became interested in Egypt at the young age of thirteen years old. This is when he picked up a book written by author Jacques Pirenne titled History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization. The novel so inspired him that he sat down and wrote his first book.
Jan 1, 2001 · When Ramses was crowned, his nature was bound with the gods and he became their representative on earth. Building various temples would protect Ramses' Kah or eternal soul/spirit and bring prosperity to Egypt. The last few chapters deal with Moses and his emerging belief in the one God as opposed to Ramses.
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Born in Paris in 1947, Christian Jacq first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists. He is the author of the internationally bestselling Ramses and The Mysteries of Osiris series, and several other novels set in Ancient Egypt.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly. Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne.
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Born in Paris in 1947, Christian Jacq first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
