The fundamental work of James Breasted, Professor of Egyptology and Oriental History at the University of Chicago, covers more than three thousand years of the history of the greatest state of the Ancient World. Based on authentic sources - hieroglyphic writings inscribed on the walls of temples in Amarna, Luxor and Thebes, dedicatory and funerary inscriptions on priceless artifacts from the collections of the Cairo Museum and the largest museums in Europe, as well as examples of fine literature of the era of the Middle and New Kingdoms - the historian traces fate of the kings and queens of the twenty-six ruling dynasties of Egypt, creates living portraits of statesmen, priests and peaceful workers of the most mysterious civilization of antiquity.Editorial design preserved in PDF A4 format.