The mysteries of Ancient Egypt, the wonderland of the Pharaohs, havealways held the world in awe. Now available in new covers, this volume providesa comprehensive history of this fascinating land from its earliest days to theconquest of Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. Gardiner presents background onEgyptian language, the writing, the land, its neighbors, and resources, with aspecial section devoted to the Egyptian method of determining chronologicaldates. He then follows with a concise history of Egypt from the time of the OldKingdom, through the Ramesside period, up to the last days of Egyptianindependence around 323 B.C. Authoritative and meticulously researched, Egypt ofthe Pharaohs is an enticing introduction to the study of this ancientcivilization.