After Egypt fell to Roman rule and Cleopatra took her own life, the Romans attempted to erase her story from the pages of history. Today, explorers are on the hunt for the truth from the sands of ...
Archaeologists recently discovered the remnants of an ancient Egyptian “pleasure boat” near the ruins of Cleopatra VII’s lost palace in Alexandria’s royal harbor. The discovery was announced by the ...
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 ...
Plunging into the waters off Alexandria recently, divers explored the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from which Cleopatra ruled, swimming over heaps of limestone blocks hammered into ...
Strong Mediterranean currents can churn the water near the mouth of the Nile river into a sea of mud. But when divers led by French explorer Franck Goddio plunged overboard into the Bay of Abukir one ...
Sunken ancient temples were found in a mysterious underwater city, with Egyptian and Greek treasures
Archaeologists uncovered a treasure trove of ancient Egyptian and Greek artifacts. It included gold and silver trinkets, likely used in ritual ceremonies to bless the pharaohs. They were found on the ...
The Saint Louis Art Museum’s new exhibit explores two ancient cities that were almost erased forever
“‘They were obsessed with death’ is one of the things you hear a lot with Egypt,” says Lisa Çakmak, assistant curator of ancient art at the Saint Louis Art Museum. “If anything, the opposite was true: ...
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