Take a trip through time and along the river Nile to witness the glories of a civilization that began 3,000 years before Christ.Meet a people whose god-kings waged epic war, built spectacular tombs for the afterlife, and left behind a legacy of spells, secrets and marvels made of gold...

Prologue

Chapter 1: The Lord of the Two Lands

Chapter 2: The Pyramid Age

Chapter 3: Decline of the Old Kingdom

Chapter 4: The Middle Kingdom

Chapter 5: Chaos and Reunification

Chapter 6: Conquest and Glory

Chapter 7: The Religious Revolution

Chapter 8: The Ramesside Kings

Chapter 9: Twilight of the Gods

REFERENCE SECTION

Clues to the past

The pharaohs

The gods

Hieroglyphs

Mummy making

Glossary

Index and credits