Lisbeth S. Fried's insightful study investigates the impact of Achaemenid rule on the political power of local priesthoods during the 6th-4th centuries B.C.E. Scholars ...

Taking as a background two notorious travelogues "(Sinuhe and Wenamun)" from pharaonic Egypt, this book promises to stir the debate on ancient Egyptian literary fiction ...

A complete background and guide to this ancient, erotic dance.

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "[a]dditional figures accompanying the volume." -- disc label.

A concise narrative of Egypt's long history

A hugely revealing critical encyclopedia of the whole Pratchett oeuvre, including non-Discworld novels, works for children and miscellania.

An authoritative introduction to the fascinating topic of archaeoastronomy—ancient peoples' understanding and use of the skies.