The Age of the Pyramids

The Age of the Pyramids explores the extraordinary rise of Egypt's Old Kingdom, when divine kings, master builders, priests, officials, and skilled workers transformed the Nile Valley into the world's first great monument-building civilization. From Djoser and Imhotep to Sneferu, Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, this volume follows the creation of the Step Pyramid, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Sphin...