THEY BUILT A CIVILIZATION AHEAD OF ITS TIME, AND DOMINATED THE ANCIENT WORLD.

THEY DEFINED AN ERA OF WAR, LOVE, PASSION, POWER, AND BETRAYAL.

THEY WERE A PEOPLE OF MYSTERY WHOSE SECRETS HAVE TURNED TO DUST -- BUT WHO INSPIRE OUR AWE AND WONDER EVEN TO THIS DAY....

THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS THEY SHOWED US HOW TO LIVE. AND HOW TO DIE.

Christian Jacq, who holds a doctorate in Egyptology, is the author or numerous bestsellers, including Ramses, which has sold more than eleven million copies. He lives in Switzerland.