title: Ancient Egypt: Discover the Secrets of Ancient Egypt
author:  Martin R. Phillips 
description: Martin R. Phillips is an extremely passionate historian, archaeologist, and most recently a writer. Ever since Martin was a young boy he has been fascinated with ancient cultures and civilizations. In 1990, Martin graduated with distinction from the University of Cambridge with a double major in History and Archaeology. Upon graduation, Martin worked as an archeologist and travelled the world working in various excavation sites. Over the years, while working as an archaeologist, Martin became very well cultured and gained great insights into some of the most historic civilizations to ever exist. This first hand insight into the ancient cultures of the world is what sparked Martin's newest passion, history writing and story telling. In 2012, Martin decided to retire from archeology to focus on writing. Over the years he has seen and experienced a great deal of fascinating things from all over world. Martin now spends the majority of his free time putting all of his research, experience, and thoughts onto paper in an attempt to share his knowledge of the ancient cultures with the world. Over the past few years Martin has excelled in his writings. His narrative style has a way of combining the cold hard facts with a story teller's intrigue which makes for an excellent reading experience. "Live your life to the fullest and enjoy the journey!" - Martin R. Phillips
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  ## Book of
  
  
  ### ANCIENT
  
  
  
  
  
  Explore one of the greatest ancient
  
  
  civilisations to have walked the Earth
  
  
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  Welcome to
  
  
  _Book of_
  
  
  In 1922 a magnifi cent discovery captured the attention of the world.
  
  
  As Howard Carter slowly unveiled the opulence of Tutankhamun’s newly located
  tomb, people from every corner of the world were enthralled. Egyptomania
  gripped the world. The rituals and beliefs of a highly advanced society were
  once again exposed; this was the most infl uential breakthrough in Egyptology
  since the Rosetta Stone had been discovered by Napoleon’s men and later
  deciphered by 19th century scholars. In this second edition of All About
  History’s Book of Ancient Egypt, we will step back in time and walk the banks
  of the River Nile to learn what made this society one of the most powerful
  ancient civilisations in history. We’ll introduce you to some of the most
  iconic and infamous p