Egypt

For eons, the wisdom cultivated by the Egyptian people has been extolled time and time again. These timeless myths are fountains of insight and, many would argue, beacons of light that can shatter the darkness of ignorance. Listen to learn more....

This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra - women who ruled with real power - and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today....

The history of the tablets translated in the following book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years.

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These teachings claim to explain how reality works—mind, matter, cause, and transformation. Preserved for centuries by mystics and philosophers, they offer a framework for understanding consciousness and the unseen laws shaping experience.

From “one of America’s smartest and most charming writers” (NPR), an archaeological romp through the entire history of humankind—and through all five senses—from tropical Polynesian islands to forbidding arctic ice floes, and everywhere in between. Whether it’s the mighty pyramids of...

Long sources of mystery, imagination, and inspiration, the myths and history of the ancient Mediterranean have given rise to artistic, religious, cultural, and intellectual traditions....

From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination.

Internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson presents the life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present...

From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination....

He was trained by Aristotle in every branch of human learning, conquered much of Asia, and was one of the greatest leaders in the history of the world....

Avida, sanguinaria, assetata di potere, ma insieme intelligentissima, seducente e colta. Chi era davvero Cleopatra? Questo libro restituisce verità storica...

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is one of the oldest and greatest classics of Western spirituality. This new version approaches the Book of the Dead as a profound spiritual text capable of speaking to us today....

Esteemed Egyptologist Barbara Mertz updates her widely praised social history of the people of ancient Egypt, which was originally published in 1968.

Book four of Mommsen's history covers the period from the middle of the second century BC through the first few decades of the first century BC, about 80 years. It is a sad and woeful tale....

This classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization....