Ancient Egypt

For three thousand years, ancient Egypt created one of the most sophisticated and most visually extraordinary civilisations in human history: the pyramids, the temples, the elaborate funerary practices, the magnificent art, and the hieroglyphic writing system that encoded a worldview of remarkable depth and coherence. DK’s Ancient Egypt is the definitive visual guide to all of it — a comprehensive exploration of pharaonic civilisation from its earliest dynasties to its final absorption into the Roman world.

The book draws on the latest archaeological scholarship to present the people, the monuments, the religion, and the daily life of ancient Egypt with extraordinary visual richness. Maps, timelines, photographs of artefacts and sites, and artist reconstructions of lost structures give the reader a complete picture of a world that has fascinated every subsequent civilisation.

An essential reference for students of ancient history, and a magnificent visual feast for anyone captivated by the greatest civilisation of the ancient world. Published by DK.