The Rise and Fall of Ancient EgyptNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Magisterial . . . A] rich portrait of ancient Egypt's complex evolution over the course of three millenniums." Los Angeles Times NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post Publishers Weekly In this landmark volume, one of the world's most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation state to its absorption into the Roman Empire. Drawing upon