Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria
Greco-Roman to Byzantine·Ptolemaic / Byzantine·🇪🇬 Marea, Lake Mareotis, Egypt
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About Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria
Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria at Marea, Lake Mareotis, Egypt is a Greco-Roman to Byzantine ancient city of the Ptolemaic / Byzantine tradition, built c. 300 BCE for lake harbour port of alexandria baths church. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersMarea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria at Marea, Lake Mareotis, Egypt is a Greco-Roman to Byzantine ancient city of the Ptolemaic / Byzantine tradition, built c. 3
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 300 BCE
- Period
- Greco-Roman to Byzantine
- Culture
- Ptolemaic / Byzantine
- Purpose
- Lake harbour port of Alexandria baths church
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria
On the ground
Structures & features
30.9870° N · 29.6400° E · 116 m · 3 mapped features
- Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria – central lake harbour port of alexandria baths church element with stratified deposits30.9870° N · 29.6400° E
- Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria defining settlement or ritual space30.9869° N · 29.6401° E
- Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Marea Lake Port Mareotis Alexandria ceremonial landscape30.9871° N · 29.6399° E