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"In 88 B.C. it seems as if all the world is at war. From Rome to Greece and to Egypt itself, most of civilization is on the verge of war. The young Gordianus--a born-and-raised Roman citizen--is living in Alexandria, making ends meet by plying his trade of solving puzzles and finding things out for pay. He whiles away his time with his slave Bethesda, waiting for the world to regain its sanity. But on the day Gordianus turns twenty-two, Bethesda is...
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164 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
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"Gannon and Wyatt might make the discovery of a lifetime -- if they can outlast danger in the land of the pharaohs. After winning a prestigious fellowship from the Youth Exploration Society, Gannon and Wyatt set off on a journey to Egypt. There they study with world-renowned archeologist Dr. Mohammed Aziz, joining him on a quest to find the long-lost tomb of the Pharaoh Cleopatra, rumored to hold priceless treasures and secret scrolls containing answers...
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80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm
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"...Unearths the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body of Lady Dai) are just some of the artifacts that shed light upon life in China during the Han dynasty."--Amazon.com.
Presents the mysteries of the Mawangdui tombs, one of China's top archaeological...
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