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Are you fierce enough to drive a chariot, invade a neighbor, or live forever? Find out how the brainy and brawny real-life characters who fought over ancient Egypt measure up against one another. Each figure is given an overall rating for their cunning, courage, ruthlessness, and survival skills. From powerful pharaohs to rampaging invaders, some were brave warriors, some were worshipped as gods, and most of them ended up as mummies.

Chronicles the history of Ancient Egypt, from its origins as a group of settlements along the banks of the Nile, to its transformation into one of the world's earliest and greatest civilizations, describing its people, culture, traditions, and daily life; includes descriptions of Web sites which provide further information.

Examines the life of ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the world in which she lived, and discusses her relationships with Julius Caesar and Caesar's lieutenant and friend Marc Antony, her fall from favor and power, and her legendary suicide.

Introduces students to the history, culture, rulers, and people of ancient Egypt.

Traces the life of the Egyptian queen and surveys the history, customs, religions, and daily life of Ancient Egypt.

Thematically arranged chapters allow readers easy access to several key topics on ancient Egypt, including historical background, geography, government, religion, funerary customs, architecture, literature, the military, the economy, and everyday life.

Contains seventeen biographical essays, speeches, and writings that trace the pharaohs of Egypt from Menes, the first ruler to unite both kingdoms in the first dynasty to Cleopatra during the Ptolemaic Dynasty in 31 BC, and includes profiles of Ramesses II, Akhenaten, and Tutankhamen.