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Histoire ancienne des peuples de orient (The ancient history of Eastern peoples) is a history of ancient Egypt and the Near East by Gaston Maspero (1846‒1916). More than 800 pages long, it is a comprehensive survey in five books. Book One covers ancient Egypt; Book Two Asia (the Near East) before and after the Egyptian conquest and domination; Book Three the Assyrian Empire up to the time of the Sargonids (including an extensive chapter on the Jewish kingdoms of Biblical times); Book Four the Sargonids and Medes; and Book ...