Photographs and text provide a comparison of lives of the ancient Egyptian queens to those of the pharaohs, and covers the role of the pharaoh's wife, and featu

100 biographies reveal the true character and diversity of the ancient world's greatest civilization The biographies included here give voice not only to ancien

An illustrated study of the queens of ancient Egypt ranges from the early dynastic period to the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC, offering a biographical portrait o

"Explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshe psut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power ... What was so special about ancient Egyp