Verified31.3080° N · 30.1580° E · -10 m
Thonis-Heracleion
Thonis-Herakleion
Late Period to Byzantine (6th c BCE – 8th c CE)·Egyptian / Greek·🇪🇬 Aboukir Bay, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
About
About Thonis-Heracleion
Legendary port of entry to Egypt before Alexandria, submerged after earthquake/liquefaction 6th–8th century CE, rediscovered 2000 by Franck Goddio (IEASM) with stele of Nectanebo I, temples of Amun-Gereb, colossal pharaonic statues.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.6th c BCE (attested)
- Period
- Late Period to Byzantine (6th c BCE – 8th c CE)
- Culture
- Egyptian / Greek
- Purpose
- Customs port and religious centre
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c.6th c BCE (attested)
Initial construction
c. 1091 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
31.3080° N · 30.1580° E · -10 m
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