Although the period of the pyramid - builders was long over , Egypt lay on the threshold of its greatest age .
When Rome was still a marsh and the Acropolis was an empty rock , Egypt was already one thousand years old .
Although the period of the pyramid - builders was long over , Egypt lay on the threshold of Egypt 's greatest age .
When Rome was still a marsh and the Acropolis was an empty rock , Egypt was already one thousand years old .