Anne Millard

Traces the development of one street from the Stone Age to the present day, from dirt track to the rebuilding of inns as wine bars, showing how people lived and what they did all day.

Follows the history of the world's early civilizations from the first farmers of the Middle East to the rise of empires in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Includes detailed reconstructions of life in the ancient world, factfinders, time chart, who's who, mythology, and details of recent archaeological finds.

"Describes the remarkable history of Ancient Egypt, from its origins as a group of settlements along the banks of the Nile, to its transformation into one of the world's earliest and greatest civilizations."