The Ancient Egyptians (History Starts Here)

The history of Ancient Egypt
The more than 3000 year long history of Ancient Egypt has been divided into 8 or 9 periods, sometimes called Kingdoms. This modern-day division is som...

The ancient Egyptian pyramid texts
The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kin...

Empire of Ancient Egypt (Great Empires of the Past)
A great civilization that grew up around the Nile River, ancient Egypt had sophisticated irrigation systems that held back the desert, writing and rec...

The Cambridge World History of Slavery: Volume 1, The Ancient Mediterranean World
Volume 1 in the new Cambridge World History of Slavery surveys the history of slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world. Although chapters are devote...

Swifter than the Arrow: The Golden Hunting Hounds of Ancient Egypt
Swifter than the Arrow explores a little-known aspect of life in Ancient Egypt, celebrating the Egyptians as the first known civilisation to have form...