NILE Magazine

Because You Love Ancient Egypt
  • Home
  • DIGITAL EDITION
  • Subscribe
  • Past Issues
  • Free Samples
  • About NILE
  • Home
  • DIGITAL EDITION
  • Subscribe
  • Past Issues
  • Free Samples
  • About NILE

2015 July

Aug 19 2014, Two Seas and the Middle-East, ISS 1C - NASA.jpg

Ancient Egypt in one amazing view

Jeff Burzacott July 25, 2015

This is the length and breadth of the ancient Egyptian empire for most of its history.

The ancient Egyptians had a seemingly upside-down way of looking at their world: Upper Egypt was in the south and Lower Egypt in the north!

The Nile was the country's lifeblood, so they based their concepts of 'up' and 'down' in relation to the river. It enters the country from modern Sudan in the south and winds its way north into the Nile Delta before flowing into the Mediterranean Sea.

Because a river naturally flows from the top down, they regarded what we now call southern Egypt (the Nile Valley), as 'Upper Egypt', and today's northern Egypt (the Delta) was called 'Lower Egypt' was it was down river.

 In fact, when the troops of Pharaoh Thutmose I marched into Syria in 1525 B.C., they were astounded to find the Euphrates River flowing 'backwards', from north to south.

 This photo was taken from the International Space Station in August 2014.

  • 2015 July
  • Older
  • Newer
Satisfy your passion for ancient Egypt.NILE Magazine June-July 2017 is out now. Inside:- The Tomb-1000 years of robbery and reuse.- Egypt's first ever funerary garden discovered.- World Museum's new ancient Egypt gallery.- Art and Archaeol…

Satisfy your passion for ancient Egypt.
NILE Magazine June-July 2017 is out now. Inside:
- The Tomb-1000 years of robbery and reuse.
- Egypt's first ever funerary garden discovered.
- World Museum's new ancient Egypt gallery.
- Art and Archaeology meet: the two worlds of Susan Osgood.
- The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt.
- Aswan's powerful governors.
- On This Day in Egyptology history.
- Plus much more.

Click on the cover to subscribe.

Featured
Mar 25, 2017
Dark, isn't it? Happy Earth Hour!
Mar 25, 2017

I love that we know the Great Sphinx so well, we can pick it from just the silhouette.

Read More →
Mar 25, 2017
Mar 24, 2017
Intact Middle Kingdom tomb discovered in Aswan
Mar 24, 2017

Shemai was the younger brother of Sarenput II, the powerful governor of Elephantine.

Read More →
Mar 24, 2017
Mar 4, 2017
The Dream Stela restored
Mar 4, 2017

The Ministry of Antiquities is working to preserve Thutmose IV's fanciful story.

Read More →
Mar 4, 2017
  • Contact NILE
  • Index
  • Write for Nile
  • Join The Team
  • FAQs
  • Societies & Clubs

All rights reserved © Nile Magazine 2024

NILE Magazine

Because You Love Ancient Egypt