Review: The History of Ancient Egypt by Bob Brier

This audiobook consists of 48 lectures discussing the history of Ancient Egypt.  It starts with prehistoric Egypt and goes through to the end of the Egyptian empire with Cleopatra.  This audiobook covers a little bit of the whole history of Egypt, which is great for those who have little knowledge of Egypt or who only … More Review: The History of Ancient Egypt by Bob Brier

Review: Powerful Women Who Ruled the Ancient World by Kara Cooney

This audiobook is broken down into twelve lectures that discuss women in power in the ancient world, what power is, the different types of power there are and people in power are viewed and remembered differently because of their sex.  Kara Cooney does an amazing job at breaking down the history of women in power … More Review: Powerful Women Who Ruled the Ancient World by Kara Cooney

Review: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney

This book presents a fascinating and new perspective on the life of Hatshepsut and her rule as King. This is a biography of Hatshepsut’s life and how she came into power. Since there is first hand source material from Ancient Egypt isn’t common, Cooney is very clear that most of this is speculation and she … More Review: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney