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Ancient Greek city discovered under Alexandria waters
Egypt, Culture, 6/3/2000
The French-Egyptian Archaeological Mission discovered the Greek city of Herculium under Alexandria sea. The Mission, led by French Franc Godeo, found the lost city of Herculium the second Greek city found under the water of Alexandria.
The first was the city of Menotus discovered by Prince Omar Tossun in 1934.
Some six ancient Greek cities sank under the waters of the north coast of Egypt when a major earthquake rocked Alexandria in the ancient times.
The discovery ushers in the unraveling of the whole ancient Abu Qir, which used to be known in the past as Canub. Canub was dedicated to the worship of God Osoris and dates back to the Central State, 20 years before Christ. it was called the Graeco-Roman Paris of Egypt.
Over the past two years, the Mission picked up more than 100 statues in various sizes and shapes belonging to the Greek Ptolemaic and Roman eras.
The most outstanding among the findings is a granite statue head dating to the Ptolemaic age, a headless statue for Goddess Isis in addition to a number of Greek statues.
New archaeological find in Abu Qir
Egypt, Culture, 5/30/2000
An Egyptian-French archaeological mission discovered a city under water 4 kilometers of Abu Qir coastal port in Alexandria.
Deemed the first of its kind, the newly discovered city goes as far back as the Greek era and there are references to the fact that such city is no more than the old Greek city of "Mimes".
The European Institute for Sunken Monuments mission led by French archaeologist Frank Godio managed, two years ago, to retrieve 5 pieces of monuments, mainly Greek and Roman statue heads together with a number of 4-meter high pillars.
Mapping the Treasures
By Colin Clement
