Alexandria Archive
Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The sunken city of Heracleion off the shores of Alexandria, Egypt, was once part of the kingdom of Cleopatra. In recent years, underwater
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating at Tabba Matouh in west Alexandria, Egypt have unearthed an ancient workshop dating back to the Roman era. This was a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located in Alexandria, Egypt the catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa is one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval Ages. It’s an archaeological
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating at Taposiris Magna temple in Alexandria, Egypt archaeologists unearthed several rock-cut tombs. Inside them were 2,000-year-old mummies who had been given
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An attempt to smuggle three artifacts made of porcelain and glass at Alexandria port - failed, according to the authorities. The head of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ahram Online reports that underwater archaeologists discovered more secrets of the sunken cities of Heracleion and Canopus in Abu Qir Bay, in Alexandria. Archaeologists
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient urban complex of Kom el-Dikka has been excavated by Poland’s Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology (CAS since 1960. Polish archaeologists work in
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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - There is a new hope to finally unearth the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. Greek archaeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta had been digging in Shallalat
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hypatia was a great ancient scholar who was more interested in science than religion. Her quest for scientific knowledge was admirable but clouded
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Catherine of Alexandria belongs to the most famous saints. There were so many legends about her that some hagiographers (writers of biographies of saints)
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A granite sarcophagus and a marble bust were found in a tomb during excavation work on private land in Sidi Gaber, Alexandria, reports Ahram Online. The black
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Several Greco-Roman tombs, including a tombstone, have been uncovered at the Al-Abd archaeological site, in the eastern cemetery of the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt. Hellenistic tombs
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Three shipwrecks packed with stunning artifacts dating back to the Roman era have been found underwater on the seabed of northern coastal province of Alexandria. The findings
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The catacombs of Alexandria - one of the best-preserved Alexandrian complexes are the largest burial site dating back to the Greco-Roman period in
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AncientPages.com - The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is also known as the Pharos at Alexandria. Built at the beginning of
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