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Hatshepsut: The First Woman Pharaoh
Susanna Thomas
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2003)Examines the life and times of the first woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt.
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Rameses II: Pharaoh of the New Kingdom
Susanna Thomas
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2003)Examines the life and times of the man who ruled Egypt from 1279 to 1213 B.C., in the period when that kingdom was at its most powerful, and who built more monuments throughout Egypt than any other pharaoh.
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Ahmose: Liberator of Egypt
Susanna Thomas
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Feb. 1, 2003)Examines the life and times of the Egyptian monarch who succeeeded in driving out the Hyksos invaders and became the first pharoah of the New Kingdom era.
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Leonidas: Hero of Thermopylae
Ian Macgregor Morris
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2003)Describes the life and accomplishments of the Spartan king who gained a reputation as a hero for his leadership againt the Persians, and places him in the context of his times.
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Akhenaten and Tutankhamen: The Religious Revolution
Susanna Thomas
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2003)Discusses how Amenhotep IV became Akhenaten and completely changed the religion of Egypt.
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Cleopatra: Ruling in the Shadow of Rome
Julian Morgan
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2003)As the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra tried to preserve her country's independence in the midst of a Roman civil war. She was romantically involved with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, who fought each other for control of the empire. She sided with Mark Antony and did not survive his defeat. With Cleopatra's death, Egypt became a Roman province and the era of the pharaohs came to an end.
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Cleopatra: Ruling in the Shadow of Rome
Julian Morgan
Library Binding (Rosen Publishing Group, Jan. 15, 2003)As the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra tried to preserve her country's independence in the midst of a Roman civil war. She was romantically involved with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, who fought each other for control of the empire. She sided with Mark Antony and did not survive his defeat. With Cleopatra's death, Egypt became a Roman province and the era of the pharaohs came to an end.
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Akhenaten and Tutankhamen: The Religious Revolution
Susanna Thomas
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 16, 2003)None
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Alexander the Great: Macedonian King and Conqueror
Bernard Randall
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 1, 2003)Describes the life and accomplishments of the Macedonian ruler who conquered the Persian Empire and led his troops to the edge of India, and places him in the context of his times.
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Nero: Destroyer of Rome
Julian Morgan
Library Binding (Rosen Publishing Group, Jan. 1, 2003)Nero was an emperor whose capriciousness and arrogance nearly destroyed the Roman political system. It is probably not true that Nero started the fire that burned much of Rome in AD 64, but his cruel actions afterward made him one of the most despised rulers of all time.
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Themistocles: Defender of Greece
Ian Macgregor Morris
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2002)Describes the life and accomplishments of the Athenian leader who played a major role in the Greek response to the advance of the Persian empire, and places him in the context of his times.
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Snefru: The Pyramid Builder
Susanna Thomas
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Feb. 1, 2003)A biography of the pharaoh Snefru, first pharaoh of Egypt's fourth dynasty and builder of some of its greatest pyramids.
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