"This readable anthology is a good introduction to a civilization that fascinates like few others ...in this book, there are animals who talk, princesses who are locked up at the top of towers, wicked stepmothers and many other themes ...An enjoyable book by a skilled author". - "Financial Times". T[...]

The discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 was perhaps the world's most important archaeological find. The only near-intact royal tomb to be preserved in the Valley of the Kings, it has supplied an astonishing wealth of artifacts, spurred a global fascination with ancient Egypt, and inspired f[...]

The Romans regarded Cleopatra as 'fatale monstrum', a tyrant to be crushed. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare and Tiepolo (and Elizabeth Taylor) portrayed her as an icon of tragic beauty. But who was Cleopatra, really? This biography discusses about Cleo[...]

Oppdag-serien Kle av en 5000 år gammel mumie, møt merkelige skapninger på havbunnen, gå en tur på sola og få med deg historien om hvordan dinosaurene døde ut! De fire første bøkene i en nyskapende faktabokserie for barn med de aller ferskeste fakta om havet, dinosaurene, Egypt og verdensr[...]

Öppnandet av Tutankhamens grav 1922 kom att bli ett av de mest spännande ögonblicken i arkeologins historia. Berättelsen innehåller allt: guld, skatter, en plötslig död, en mumifierad kung och en förbannelse - alla det som gör att forntidens Egypten ständigt fascinerar.

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Muinainen Egypti ei lakkaa kiehtomasta nykyihmisiä, ja aiheesta saadaan jatkuvasti uutta tietoa:Näe miten sarkofagi avataan kerros kerrokselta.Astu kuningas Tutankhamonin hautakammioon.Tutki pyramideja sisältä ja ulkoa.Opi erottamaan egyptiläisten jumalat toisistaan.Pyramidien, temppelien ja eg[...]

Queen - or, as she would prefer to be remembered King - Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman. Brilliantly defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's clothes and even wearing a false beard. Forgotten until Egptologists deciphered hieroglyphics in the 1820's, s[...]

For nearly two thousand years after the last pharaoh ruled Egypt the wonders of this ancient culture remained hidden, seemingly lost and forgotten for ever. Then, in the late eighteenth century, Napoleons invasion of the country sparked an explosion of interest in ancient Egypt that burns as strongl[...]