Ancient Egypt: The Cradle of Civilization is an interactive and well illustrated guide to Egypt during the Old
Kingdom (ca. 2700-2100 BCE) through the Greco-Roman period
(332BCE-395CE). Due out 14th Sept 2021 from Amber Books, it's 224 pages and will be available in hardcover format.
I found the photographs fascinating and well curated. Many of them are
of "lesser known" antiquities and historical persons from a wide
historical period. I have long been interested in Egyptology but there were quite a number with which I was previously unfamiliar.
The commentary text by author Peter Mavrikis is engaging and accessible
and provides a loose timeline history to tie the beautiful photographs
together into a cohesive whole. This would make a good
choice for library, classroom library, homeschool, and similar uses.
It's also a lovely book of photography in its own right and would be a
nice gift for a student of ancient history.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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