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Heracleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον Hērákleion), also known as Thonis (Ancient Greek: Θῶνις Thônis; from the Ancient Egyptian: Tȝ-ḥn.t; Coptic: Ⲧϩⲱⲛⲓ Thōni, Coptic pronunciation: [dəˈhoːni]) [1] and sometimes called Thonis-Heracleion, was an ancient Egyptian port city located near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Alexandria on ...
Franck Goddio (born 1947 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French underwater archaeologist who, in 2000, discovered the city of Thonis-Heracleion [1] 7 km (4.3 mi) off the Egyptian shore in Aboukir Bay. [2]
Gold and silver treasure discovered in the ancient Egyptian city of Thonis-Heracleion. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
The Hilti Foundation funds two postgraduate studentships into research relating to IEASM excavations in ancient Heracleion. Post-graduates research includes the Byzantine harbours in Greece and Spain, and the maritime archaeology of the Philippines, Korea and Cambodia. An option in Mediterranean maritime archaeology is also available to ...
2023 archaeological findings in Thonis-Heracleion at Egypt, suggested that Greeks, who were already allowed to trade in the city, "had started to take root" there as early as during the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt and that likely Greek mercenaries were employed to defend the city. [33]
Menouthis was a sacred city in ancient Egypt, devoted to the Egyptian goddess Isis and god Serapis.The city was probably submerged under the sea as a result of catastrophic natural causes: earthquakes or Nile flood. [1]
Archeologists and historians could find no corroboration of his description until the discovery of the remains of such a ship in the waters around Thonis-Heracleion in Aboukir Bay in 2003. The ship, known as Ship 17 , [ 3 ] the first of 63 ships found in Thonis-Heraclion, [ 1 ] measures up to 28 metres (91 feet 10 inches) in length.
Hatches and doors left open overnight on the superyacht Bayesian may have caused it to sink in Italy, a sailing expert has said. Sam Jefferson, editor of magazine Sailing Today, believes the ...