Finding the Lost City of Heracleion: Encountering Myth Under the Waves

Finding the Lost City of Heracleion: Encountering Myth Under the Waves

2022-04-08 01:29

2022-04-08 01:29

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History, Heracleion, Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt, Franck Goddio, Aboukir Bay, archaeology,

The city of Heracleion was swallowed by the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt nearly 1,200 years ago. It was one of the most important trade centers...

The city of Heracleion was swallowed by the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt nearly 1,200 years ago. It was one of the most important trade centers in the Mediterranean before it sank more than a millennium ago. For centuries, the existence of Heracleion was believed to be a myth, much like the city of Atlantis is viewed today. But in 2000, the underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio finally found the sunken city after extensive underwater research in today’s Aboukir Bay...