The Pharaohs

Egypt, due to its geographical isolation, developed a unique and self-contained culture whose religion, customs, art, architecture and social structures changed little over 3000 years.   Thanks to its dry climate a wealth of monuments including ancient cities, pyramids, temples and other artifacts have been preserved. "The Pharaohs" is an illustrated history of the kings who ruled over this extraordinary land, narrating the story of 30 dynasties beginning around 3100 BC when the first pharaoh, Menes, unified Upper and Lower Egypt, and ending with the conquest of Egypt in 332 BC by Alexander the Great.   During the time of the Pharaohs many seminal events in ancient history took place including the development of the science of writing and the building of the first pyramid.