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2014-10-15
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Swallowed By The Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City 2014
In the fading days of the pharaohs, Heracleion was the gateway to Egypt and a port beyond compare
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In the fading days of the pharaohs, Heracleion was the gateway to Egypt and a port beyond compare
We all know about Alexandria, one of the greatest cities of the classical world, with its great Library and fabled Lighthouse. But Heracleion? A great port and religious centre at the mouth of the Nile, it was mentioned by the likes of Herodotus, but at some point it vanished, and its location became unknown.
