Collection: Reference

With hundreds of illustrations and specially commissioned drawings, this is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian religion and society.

Detailed overview of the natural history of Antarctica and the subantarctic islands, particularly its birds and marine mammals.

Includes information on new FDA changes, easy-to-use charts, information on dangerous interactions & side effects, warnings & vital data for safe use, comprehensive coverage of lifestyle drugs. Features more than 6,000 brand names & 1,000 generic names

Drawing on archaeology, ancient art and original documentary sources this volume examines not just the early imperial army, but the citizen?s militia of the Republic and the army of the later Empire.

Begins with a basic summary of the structure of the pharaonic state, including the nature of ancient Egyptian kingship and how its function meshed with those of the bureaucracy. Introduces key members of the royal family and asseses what is known...

Ever since the first scrolls were found in the Judaean desert by a Bedouin shepherd in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been the subject of passionate speculation and controversy.