Obelisk: A History by Anthony Grafton, Benjamin Weiss, Pamela O. Long, Brian A. Curran

383 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

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The many meanings of obelisks across nearly forty centuries, from Ancient Egypt (which invented them) to twentieth-century America (which put them in Hollywood epics).Nearly every empire worthy of the name--from ancient Rome to the United States--...

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