The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes — Season 1, Episode 1: The Mouth
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 4 episodes • ★ 7.1/10
Episode synopsis
Bettany visits the Nile's mouth, before boarding a 'dahabiya' that will take her upstream. South of Cairo she explores some tunnels under a collapsed pyramid to find the earliest known hieroglphic writing.
About The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes
The historian explores the land that inspired her passion for the past by embarking upon a 900-mile journey along the river Nile and examining how it shaped ancient Egypt.