Life in the past was in many ways very different from life today, but in one way it was very similar. There were always some people who were wealthier, more powerful or more famous than everyone else - and it was those early celebrities who set the fashions of the age and who got tongues wagging with early celebrity gossip.

The At Home With... series uses a magazine approach to reveal what fashionable life was like in various societies. Each book in the series focuses on a highly popular and widely studied period of history. The subjects include famous individuals and their homes, fashions, pastimes, food and drink, ways of getting around - and the must-have possessions of the day.

This book is part of a book series called At Home With .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Tim Cooke is the author of National Geographic's Ancient Aztecs: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Mexico's Past and Concise History of World Religions: An Illustrated Time Line .

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Welcome to Egypt
• 2: Grand Designs
• 3: Funky Pharaohs
• 4: A Trip on the River
• 5: Keeping Up Appearances
• 6: Food Glorious Food!
• 7: Wildlife Corner
• 8: Hanging with my Mummy
• 9: Crazy Queens
• 10: Let's go to Work
• 11: Spare Time
• 12: Good Neighbours
• 13: Egypt's Most Eligible Bachelor
• 14: Glossary
• 15: On the Web/Books
• 16: Index