The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Magisterial . . . [A] rich portrait of ancient Egypt's complex evolution over the course of three millenniums."-Los Angeles Times

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
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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 resea...