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Heracleion (Ancient Gr****: Ἡράκλειον Hērákleion), also
known as
Thonis (Ancient Gr****: Θῶνις Thônis; from the
Ancient Egyptian: Tȝ-ḥn.t; Coptic: Ⲧϩⲱⲛⲓ...
- Gr****
trade before the
foundation of Alexandria,
along with
Naucratis and
Heracleion. Its
ruins lie near the
present Egyptian town of Abu Qir. Land in the...
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mouth of the Nile and the town of Abu Qir. The
ancient cities of Canopus,
Heracleion and
Menouthis lie
submerged beneath the
waters of the bay. In 1798 it...
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underwater archaeologist who, in 2000,
discovered the city of Thonis-
Heracleion 7 km (4.3 mi) off the
Egyptian s**** in
Aboukir Bay. He led the excavation...
- Geneva : Nagel, 1965),
facing page 58, in ...
lamps preserved in the
Heracleion Museum in Greece." "A
Hindu temple-sculpture from the
sacred caverns of...
- the 7th
century BC,
there existed important port
cities of
Canopus and
Heracleion. The
latter was
recently rediscovered underwater.
Alexandria was founded...
- of Gr**** writing. The
sister port of
Naucratis was the
harbour town of
Heracleion,
which was
discovered in 2000.
Archaeological evidence suggests that the...
- to the
third and
fourth centuries BC, were
found at the
sunken city of
Heracleion,
colloquially known as Egypt's Atlantis. The
investigations were conducted...
- The
Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a
museum located in
Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the
largest museums in Greece, and the best in the
world for...
- to Shu. As Khonsu,
Heracles was
worshipped at the now
sunken city of
Heracleion,
where a
large temple was constructed. Most
often the
Egyptians identified...
