History - Ancient History: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

When we think of ancient Egypt, the first things that cross our mind are mummies and pyramids, as well as the mysterious death of Tutankhamun. But that is merely a beginning. There are so many more fascinating things to discover and explore. Year after year, new excavations reveal amazing artifacts, such as clay objects that still display the fingerprints of ancient artisans. Other items help us discover the particular diseases an individual suffered from before he or she got mummified. So many small insights help us get to know ancient Egyptianstheir daily lives, their drives, and motivations, emotions and weaknesses that are just like ours.

Numerous texts that have been discovered help us understand how the king, priests, and ordinary people lived and what they believed in. Those people created an incredible civilization. Their generals fought numerous battles. Their priests honored a pantheon of nearly 1,000 gods. Their kings created great architectural wonders pyramids and a range of palaces, temples, villages, and arcane tombs.

The Ancient Egyptian Empire lasted for 3,000 years. Like many sovereign kingdoms, it emerged from the ruins that had left after the clashes of diverse forces that controlled fragmented territories, and developed into a nation that transformed North Africa and the surrounding world. Ancient Egypt gradually grew into a cultural epicenter, in which science and magic existed completely interconnected. The heights of human achievement in those golden ages are comparable to those of Ancient Greek and Roman societies at their peaks.

Those accomplishments occurred over a long period. Long before Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans subsequently invaded the country, Egyptians rose and fell entirely by themselves. There are the three major eras in the timeline of Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. The iconic monuments that have persisted millennia were built during the Old Kingdom. That was the time of cultural awakening and colossal construction. The Middle Kingdom was the period when a nation was united and reestablished. The New Kingdom was the time of aggressive expansion and cultural advancement.

Rather than being just an era of military triumph and expansion, the period when Egyptians shook the world was also a time of great innovation. They developed one of the first written languages (alongside Mesopotamia), invented papyrus centuries before the Chinese made paper, and originated the basic calendar structure that we still use today. Moreover, the Ancient Egyptians formulated early forms of cosmetics, including even eye makeup, and breath mints.

One of the most fascinating and sophisticated civilizations in the known history, the Ancient Egyptians are remembered by their gods, pyramids, pharaohs, mummification, hieroglyphs, agriculture and much more. This book reveals the secrets of the captivating world of Ancient Egypt, the intriguing stories of its celebrities, such as the Akhenaten, Ramses the Great, Queen Cleopatra, and the boy-king Tut. Youll learn about mighty gods and the magical link between the Sun and the people of Egypt, and explore the horrendous burial rituals that warranted a safe path to the afterlife. Find out the secrets of one of the most magnificent societies that ever existed and discover why it still manages to seize the attention of the world.