Swallowed By The Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City
In the fading days of the pharaohs, Heracleion was the gateway to Egypt and a port beyond compare
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Swallowed By The Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City
We all know about Alexandria, one of the greatest cities of the classical world, with its great Library and fabled Lighthouse. But Heracleion? A great port and religious centre at the mouth of the Nile, it was mentioned by the likes of Herodotus, but at some point it vanished, and its location became unknown.
Orignal Language
en
Duration
0 hr 59 min
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Release Data
2014-10-15
Produced By
STV Studios, BBC Studios Natural History Unit
