Locating a historic shipwreck is only the beginning. One ancient Egyptian vessel may take us literally hundreds of years to ...

Thonis-Heracleion once thrived at the mouth of the Nile, a vibrant city pulsing with trade and ceremony long before Alexandria rose to power in 331 BCE. It stood as Egypt’s main gateway to the ...

Thonis-Heracleion, Aboukir Bay, Egypt (SCA 277), National Museum, Alexandria - IEASM Excavations. Photo: Christoph Gerigk / Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation. Thonis Heracleion Stele Featured Overlay ...

LONG ago in ancient times stood a bustling Egyptian city known for its incredible temples and city ports. Situated in the Mediterranean, Thonis-Heracleion was almost forgotten forever after ...

New “treasures and secrets” have been revealed at the site of a sunken temple off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) announced in a news ...

Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus: Egypt’s lost seaports. Two of Ancient Egypt's most important ports were drowned by the waters of Aboukir Bay some 1,200 years ago.

Some 2,500 years ago, the opulent city of Thonis-Heracleion reigned as Egypt’s only port on the Mediterranean coast, serving as the entry for all ships coming from the Greek empire.

Some 2,500 years ago, the opulent city of Thonis-Heracleion reigned as Egypt’s only port on the Mediterranean coast, serving as the entry for all ships coming from the Greek empire.

Thonis-Heracleion once thrived at the mouth of the Nile, a vibrant city pulsing with trade and ceremony long before Alexandria rose to power in 331 BCE. It stood as Egypt’s main gateway to the ...

LONG ago in ancient times stood a bustling Egyptian city known for its incredible temples and city ports. Situated in the Mediterranean, Thonis-Heracleion was almost forgotten forever after sinking… ...