Egypt: How A Lost Civilization Was Rediscovered

Joyce Tyldesley follows the quest for Egypt’s splendid monuments, tombs and artefacts that have unlocked many of the secrets of this mesmerizing civilization.

For nearly two thousand years after the last pharaoh ruled Egypt, the wonders of this ancient culture remained hidden, seemingly lost and forgotten forever. Then, in the late eighteenth century, Napoleon’s invasion of the country sparked an explosion of interest in ancient Egypt that burns as strongly today as ever.