John Romer (Egyptologist)
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John Lewis Romer (born 30 September 1941, in Surrey, England) is a British Egyptologist, historian and archaeologist. He has created and appeared in many TV archaeology series, including Romer's Egypt, Ancient Lives, Testament, The Seven Wonders of the World, Byzantium: The Lost Empire and Great Excavations: The Story of Archaeology.
Biography
Romer was educated at
Romer began his archaeological work in 1966, when he participated in the
In 1979 Romer and his wife (Elizabeth Romer, also an archaeologist and designer) founded The Theban Foundation, in Berkeley, California, a body dedicated to the conservation and documentation of the Royal Tombs of Thebes. One result of this was the creation of the Theban Mapping Project.
Romer's books (some co-written with his wife) include Valley of the Kings, Ancient Lives, Testament and The Seven Wonders of the World, many of which were televised. His most recent works, A History of Ancient Egypt: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, and A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 2: From the Great Pyramid to the Fall of the Middle Kingdom were published in 2012 and 2017.[1]
Romer lives in Tuscany, Italy.[2]
Works
Books
- Romer, John (1977), Damage in the Royal Tombs in the Valley of the Kings (unpublished)
- Romer, John (1981), Valley of the Kings; New York, NY: ISBN 0-8050-0993-0.
- Romer, John (1984), Ancient Lives: Daily Life in Egypt of the Pharaohs (Reprinted, 1990, as Ancient Lives, The Story of the Pharaoh's Tombmakers); London: ISBN 1-84212-044-1.
- Romer, John (1988), Testament: the Bible and History; London: Channel Fourtelevision series Testament).
- Romer, John (1993), The Rape of Tutankhamun; London: ISBN 1-85479-169-9.
- Romer, John (1993), Romer’s Egypt; London: ISBN 0-7181-2136-8.
- Romer, John and Elizabeth Romer (2000), Great Excavations: John Romer’s History of Archaeology; London: ISBN 0-304-35563-1.
- Romer, John (2007), The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited
- Romer, John (2012). A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 1: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid. Allen Lane. ISBN 978-1-84614-377-9
- Romer, John (2017). A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 2: From the Great Pyramid to the Fall of the Middle Kingdom. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-25003-013-9
- Romer, John (2023). A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 3: From the Shepherd Kings to the End of the Theban Monarchy. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-24145-499-2
Documentary films
- Romer's Egypt (1982), BBC TV; 3 episodes; 120 minutes
- Ancient Lives (1984), Central Television (ITV); 4 episodes; 205 minutes.
- Testament (1988), Antelope/Channel Four; 7 episodes; 363 minutes
- The Rape of Tutankhamun (1993); Channel 4/PBS/Voyager Films; 1 episode; 65 minutes
- The Seven Wonders of the World (1994); ABTV/Discovery Channel; 4 episodes; 202 minutes.
- Byzantium: The Lost Empire (1997); ABTV/Ibis Films/The Learning Channel; 4 episodes; 209 minutes.
- Great Excavations: John Romer's History of Archaeology (also released as Lost Worlds: The Story of Archaeology) (2000); ABTV/Channel Four/Southern Star; 6 episodes; 300 minutes.
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