This fed the river's mystique, and it's why classical Greek and Roman art sometimes portrayed it as a god with a hidden face. The Blue Nile gave up its secrets first, and an expedition from ...

The Egyptians had a relatively matter-of-fact attitude to the river... In order to appreciate the Nile's position in antiquity ... The British Museum holds a collection of art and antiquities ...

This painting shows a farmworker using a shaduf ... It helped people to easily access the water from the River Nile. They built a system of canals to bring the water to the crops a process ...