Ancient Egypt might have to thank the River Nile for all its success after new research into the famous river highlights the role it played during the historic time period. A study from the ...

This is the first in a two-part series on Mary Richardson’s visit to Egypt. By Mary Richardson I woke up before dawn, excited ...

Even after uncovering walls, halls, dozens of rooms, pillars and pillar bases, and over 1,200 hieroglyphic inscriptions, the ...

The Emperor Nero sent out a Roman expedition to find the Nile's source some 2,000 years before Victorian explorers reached ...

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The Pyramids of Giza represent one of the most enduring symbols of human ingenuity and architectural prowess. For centuries, ...

1926: A view of Port Said, a city at the northern end of the Suez Canal. 1927: A view of the flooded Nile River. The Nile ...

Without the River Nile, Egypt would be a desert because very ... Crocodiles and hippos were a common sight on The Nile during the Ancient Egyptian period. Hippos are not meat eaters but they ...

The Nile was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt, and its inundation was ... marks that acted like a giant ruler indicating the river’s height. During the flood season, priests monitored water ...

Egypt is trying to strengthen its diplomatic and military clout in Africa amid an escalating dispute with Ethiopia over the building of a huge dam on a tributary of the River Nile, writes Egypt ...

Viking has officially named its two newest river ships, the Viking Hathor and the Viking Sobek. During a ceremony ... s existing Nile River ships, the Viking Osiris and the Viking Aton. The company ...