Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. PREFACE xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
6. INTRODUCTION xix
7. PART ONE. THE EASTERN DESERT
8. I. The Hills of Smoke, Gebel Dokhan 3
9. II. Mons Claudianus 35
10. III. The Quarry Roads to the Nile 55
11. IV. Ports on the Red Sea Coast 75
12. V. Desert Trade Routes 95
13. PART TWO. THE UPPER NILE VALLEY
14. VI. The Gateway to Africa: Aswan, Elephantine, and Philae 111
15. VII. Roman Nubia 129
16. PART THREE. THE WESTERN DESERT
17. Overview of the Western Desert 158
18. VIII. The Great Oasis 163
19. IX. The Small Oasis 229
20. X. Siwa Oasis 241
21. ABBREVIATIONS 261
22. NOTES 265
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 301
24. INDEX 337