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Before the construction of the first dam at Aswan*

the Nile flooded twice a year, bursting it's banks.

The nutriant rich silt left behind when the waters subsided

was the source of Egypt's wealth.

When the Romans invaded, in around 30 B.C. ,

they installed 'Nileometers' to measure the peak of the flood.

The higher the level...the higher the taxes.

An interesting insight into the origins of the modern tax system.

regards

Titus

* 

The British finished the first dam in 1902 but, by 1918, their grip on Egypt

was already slipping with the Egyptians demanding independence.

The second dam was built/funded by the Russians and construction began in 1960.