All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.
Welcome to All About History Book of Ancient Egypt
Map of Ancient Egypt • From the Nile Delta to the fertile floodplains, explore the setting that became the birthplace of a great civilisation
Ancient Egypt, 3300-30 BCE
Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt • Spanning many eras, the New, Middle and Old Kingdoms would see the pharaohs reach the peak of their power and culture soar
The Old Kingdom • A time of rebirth, the Old Kingdom saw the introduction of the first pharaoh, dynasty and pyramid to the world
Famous faces through time • Uncover the celebrities of each kingdom of this great civilisation
The Middle Kingdom • Once again divided and once again whole, Ancient Egypt rose from its own ashes to become a military and cultural powerhouse
The New Kingdom • The last great age of Ancient Egypt was its grandest yet – an era of economic enterprise, domestic beauti. cation and military expansion
Power of the pharaoh • Over the course of more than 30 different dynasties, the rulers of ancient Egypt became both conquerors of the world and conduits of the gods
Cleopatra’s ruthless rise to power • How the middle daughter of a despised pharaoh fought, schemed and seduced her way to becoming the most famous Egyptian ruler of all
All in the family • Follow Cleopatra’s family tree and discover just how close-knit the Ptolemies really were…
Alexander: Liberator of Egypt • A shrewd and far-sighted ruler or a pitiless warlord, Alexander the Great’s military prowess led him to conquer the powerful kingdom of Egypt
Alexandria, 250 BCE • Experience the vibrant pace and diverse culture of the ancient world’s most prosperous city, where many different cultures coexisted
The mighty Ramesses II • A shrewd and far-sighted ruler or a pitiless warlord, Alexander the Great’s military prowess led him to conquer the powerful kingdom of Egypt
Ramesses’ greatest constructions
Nefertiti: Behind the beauty • The chiselled features and perfect proportions of her limestone bust is recognised the world over. But who was the woman behind the masterpiece?
The search for Nefertiti • Discovered in 1898, could the female mummy of tomb KV35 belong to the famous Egyptian queen?
Peace & prosperity of Amenhotep III • In a time of relative peace, the son of Thutmose IV led Egypt to a zenith of political and economic power. His name was Amenhotep III
Hatshepsut: the queen who became king • After decades of stability, Egypt once again found itself in crisis when one woman decided to shatter the status quo
Ahmose I’s unifying power • After years of unrest, one king would defy invaders, unify a kingdom, found a dynasty and organise the construction of the last ever natively built pyramid
THE PYRAMIDS • Wonder at the magnificent feat of construction that was pyramids, which were raised to house the dead
Inside the Great Great Pyramid • One of the Seven Wonders of the World, explore the intricate architecture of Khufu’s pyramid
Building a pyramid • Lacking tools and technologies modern architects take for granted, an ancient people created one of the Seven Wonders of the World
Pyramids of a polymath • Once a man, then a god, the multi-talented Imhotep helped design the very first pyramid and rose to prominence as a legend of medicine and architecture
Inside the Nile: ‘Mother of all men’ • Tour the iconic waterway that was...
