(Hardback)

Explores some of the important sites along the Nile like the temples and tombs, the quarries and the pyramids, the cities and the farms. This book examines the objects that the Egyptians left behind to tell us about their lives. It includes a fold-out pictorial map that shows in detail Egypt and the Nile Valley.

(Hardback)

Illustrated with over 250 objects from the British Museum and other collections in Egypt, the United States and Europe, this book traces the course of Egyptian art from its initial flowering to its final resurgence during the rule of the Ptolemies.

(Hardback)

Shows the importance of the Roman army in conquering and controlling the empire, and how the empire was held together by the Emperor and by his officials and laws. This book shows how one of the most successful empire in human history was organised, and why understanding the Roman empire helps us to understand better our world.