Nile Cruise Then & Now

Chris and Kate talk about their upcoming virtual tour of ancient Egypt--through Assassin's Creed: Origins. They will join Gemma Renshaw (Southampton) and take another virtual tour through ancient Egypt, c. 48 BC. This time it is a visual and audio tour of Alexandria and the Giza plateau. Come join us, Sept 15 at 8:30am (US-CST)/2:30pm (London). Help us set the itinerary by commenting on Twitter (@NileCruisePod) or on Facebook.

Join Chris and Kate as we wander in the rich Theban necropolis. This is a longer episode, but can be split into two. We start talking about the Valley of the Kings at 1:03. It was hard to stop talking about all of the amazing sites, people, and history in this place. To quote Chris, "If it sounds like we're leaving before we want to, we're only having the same experience everybody else has."

In this longer mini-episode, Chris and Kate talk about how to cross the Nile, Kate's visit to a prison in Luxor, Dig Houses, War, and getting around the West Bank on foot.

Chris and Kate talk about coming into Luxor from the river. There were and are sites on the East side of the Nile that travelers could see relatively easily. They stayed in hotels and met with friends and colleagues. Come join us!

Chris and Kate talk about the various names for Luxor and Thebes and what they mean; Maggie Benson and Janet Gourlay; staying at the Winter Palace, and more!

Join us as we head up the Nile, from Cairo, past the Pyramid field in Lower Egypt, to Luxor in Upper Egypt. We travel over 450 miles by train and by river. What did travelers think about the journey? What did they anticipate and where did they stop?

Some memories that Chris and Kate share about their times in Egypt that didn't quite make it into the 3rd episode about cruising up the Nile.

Kate and Chris discuss what our travelers would have done in Cairo--where do they go? Where do they like to stay? What do they do? What are the problems with this?

Even though we aren't going to the pyramids in this particular Cairo episode, Chris and Kate share their own memories of seeing the pyramids of Giza for the first time.

Chris and Kate talk about Muhammad Ali's (1769-1849) impact on the study of Egypt's ancient past, and what agency means in the field of Egyptology.

Chris and Kate talk about how important the Nile Delta region is to Egyptology.

In our first episode, Kate and Chris introduce themselves and talk about travelers views of Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria is a special case for historians and travelers. Founded in 332 BC, Alexandria is one of the newest cities in Egypt. It was a large and thriving port and the most important city on the North African coast. But it has been overlooked by travelers for centuries. Why was Alexandria so important? Why did travelers come? Why didn't they stay very long? What would make them stay longer, if anything? Today, it is a lively coastal city. What changed between then and now?