Robert L. Tignor is the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, Emeritus, at Princeton University, where he taught for forty-six years and served as chair of the History Department for fourteen years. He is the author of several previous books on Egyptian history. A sweeping and colorful account of Egypt's 5000-year history This is a sweeping, colorful, and concise narrative history of Egypt from the beginning of human settlement...

The Nile Valley civilization, which spanned a period from c. 5000 BC to the early centuries AD, was one of the earliest created by humankind. Egyptian art and architecture, religion, and medicine all had an immense impact on later civilizations. Containing the most up-to-date information and organized in a highly accessible format, Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt explores all aspects of life in ancient Egypt, from predynastic times to the Old, Middle,...

Hypatia, or New Foes with an Old Face details the fictional life of the philosopher Hypatia and tells the story of Philammon, a young monk, who becomes involved in the political and religious issues within the city of Alexandria. This fantastic book is considered to be Kingsley's greatest novel, widely read in its time and still enjoyed by discerning readers today - a must-have for any collector of Kingsley. Originally published in 1853, we proudly...

Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.

"It has a plot as satisfying as an Indiana Jones film and offers enough historical knowledge to render the reader a fascinating raconteur on the topics of ancient Egypt and Napoleon Bonaparte." -USA Today A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author William Dietrich introduces readers to the globe-trotting American adventurer Ethan Gage in Napoleon's Pyramids-an ingenious, swashbuckling yarn whose action-packed pages nearly turn themselves.  The...

"Includes step-by-step activity projects. The ancient Egyptians loved beautiful objects...Learn about a wide range of Egyptian arts and crafts."

"The ancient Egyptians were very creative. The art we can see today tells a story of how they lived and what they cared about. Readers will learn about ancient Egyptians artisans and artists and the pottery, paintings, jewelry, and glasswork they created thousands of years ago."-- Provided by publisher.

Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.