The last of a thirteen volume history of Egypt and the surrounding civilizations. This volume adds to the work of G. Maspero, revising his history of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, in the light of recent discoveries. The set is spectacularly illustrated with over twelve hundred plates and illustrations. Contents of volume thirteen: Discovery of prehistoric Egypt; Abydos and the first three dynasties; Memphis and the pyramids; Recent excavations in Western Asia and the dawn of Chaldean history; Elam and Babylon, the Country of the Sea and the Kassites; Early Babylonian life and customs; Temples and tombs of Thebes; Assyrian and neo-Babylonian Empires in the light of recent discoveries; Last days of Ancient Egypt.