Three manuscripts in one book:

• Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian History, Starting from the Settlement of the Nile Valley through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms to the Death of Cleopatra VII
• Ancient Rome: An Enthralling Overview of Roman History, Starting From the Romulus and Remus Myth through the Republic to the Fall of the Roman Empire
• Ancient Mesopotamia: An Enthralling Overview of Mesopotamian History, Starting from Eridu through the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Persians to Alexander the Great

>In the first part of this book, you'll discover:

• The mysterious identities of Narmer and Menes, the first pharaoh of Egypt
• How the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed with human hands
• The dangerous journey into the realm of the dead
• How Egypt's religious beliefs played a role in its government
• The fall of Egypt after the death of Cleopatra VII

>In the second part of this book, you'll discover:

• What happened when a goddess met a handsome shepherd on a lonely hilltop?
• Who escaped from burning Troy to later become a king in Italy?
• What ill-fated romance impelled Queen Dido of Carthage to commit suicide?
• How did a Vestal Virgin get pregnant?
• Why were the babies floating down the river in a basket - and what happened to them?
• What strategies did the Romans learn to fight against war elephants? And how did Hannibal get those elephants through the snow and over the Alps?
• Which disastrous wars led to the term "pyrrhic victory?"
• Who was the Roman gladiator who led a slave revolt of 40,000 people?
• What canny strategies led to the conquest of Britain? Which Scottish people were covered with blue tattoos?
• Which power-hungry Grandma had one of her grandsons assassinated to put another one on the throne?
• What happened when Diocletian tried to convert or kill all the Christians in the empire?
• What vision eventually led Constantine to abandon paganism for Christianity?

>In the third part of this book, you'll discover:

• How old is the world's first city?
• How did the Eridu Genesis compare to Noah and the ark?
• How fast was the world's first postal system?
• How many times did Babylon's patron god Marduk get stolen?
• How did Hammurabi's law code compare to the Law of Moses?
• Did Xerxes really have a million men in his army?
• Which empire encompassed 44 percent of the world's population?
• What eunuch poisoned most of the Persian royal family?
• And much, much more!

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