Ancient Egyptian City Discovered Under Sea buried for 1,200 Years

Written by Mad Malloy on June 6, 2021. Posted in Current News

The city of Heracleion, home of the temple where Cleopatra was inaugurated, was swallowed by the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt nearly 1,200 years ago. It was one of the most important trade centers in the Mediterranean before it sank more than a millennium ago.

For centuries, the existence of Heracleion was believed to be a myth, much like the city of Atlantis is viewed today. The underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio finally found the sunken city after extensive underwater research in today’s Aboukir Bay.

Wikipedia tells us:

Heracleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον), better known by its original and Egyptian name Thonis (Ancient Egyptian: Tȝ-ḥn.t, Coptic: ⲧϩⲱⲛⲓ, Ancient Greek: Θῶνις)^[1] and sometimes called Thonis-Heracleion, was an ancient Egyptian port city located near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about 32 km (20 miles) northeast of Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea.^[2] Its remains are located in Abu Qir Bay, currently 2.5 km off the coast, under 10 m (30 ft) of water,^[3] and near Abukir.^[2][4] A stele found on the site indicates that it was one single city known by both its Egyptian and Greek names.^[5] Its legendary beginnings go back to as early as the 12th century BC, and it is mentioned by ancient Greek historians. Its importance grew particularly during the waning days of the Pharaohs.^[6]

During the 2nd century BC Alexandria superseded Heracleion as Egypt’s primary port. Over time the city was weakened by a combination of earthquakes, tsunamis and rising sea levels. At the end of the 2nd century BC, probably after a severe flood, the ground on which central island of Heracleion was built succumbed to soil liquefaction. The hard clay turned rapidly into a liquid and the buildings collapsed into the water. A few residents stayed on during the Roman era and the beginning of Arab rule, but by the end of the eighth century AD what was left of the city had sunk beneath the sea.^[5]

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