- Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt’s ancient history and culture
- Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts
- Delivered in a highly readable style with students and scholars of both Egyptology and Graeco-Roman studies in mind
- Provides a chronological table at the start of each volume to help readers orient chapters within the wider historical context