The civilization of ancient Egypt has been a source of fascination for explorers and scholars for centuries, and has occupied a special place in the imagination of the public ever since early travelle
The A to Z of Ancient Egypt presents a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on Egyptian rulers, bureaucrats, and commoners
The great pyramids of Giza, Tutankhamun, the Great Sphinx, Cleopatra, and Ramesses II - the names and achievements of ancient Egypt are legendary. Ancient Egyptian civilization, situated along the Ni