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Aug 05, 2021
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The Nile: History’s Greatest River
by Terje Tvedt
IB Tauris, 400 pages, £30
The Nile has always fascinated western explorers. Julius Caesar allegedly vowed that he would give Egypt away if only someone could tell him where the source of its river lay. He – again, allegedly – boarded Cleopatra’s luxurious barge, hoping to make this momentous
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