NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Magisterial . . . A] rich portrait of ancient Egypt's complex evolution over the course of three millenniums."--Los Angeles TimesNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - Publishers Weekly In this landmark volume, one of the world's most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its absorption into the Roman Empire. Drawing upon forty years of archaeological research, award-winning scholar Toby Wilkinson takes...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Magisterial . . . A] rich portrait of ancient Egypt's complex evolution over the course of three millenniums...
The 100 biographies included here give voice not only to ancient Egypts rulers but also to the people who built the great monuments, staffed government offices, farmed, served in the temples, and fought to defend the countrys borders. Illustrated.
The 100 biographies included here give voice not only to ancient Egypts rulers but also to the people who built the great monuments, staffed governmen...
