The Discovery Of The Lost Ancient City Of Thonis Heracleion вђ Blue Explorer Archaeological “treasures,” including greek ceramics and 2,400 year old wicker baskets filled with fruit, have been discovered at the site of the ancient sunken city of thonis heracleion, off. Updated july 1, 2024. known as thonis to the egyptians and heracleion to the greeks, thonis heracleion was a bustling city at the mouth of the nile river that served as the region's biggest port for centuries before it sank. long ago, the egyptian city of thonis heracleion sank into the mediterranean sea — and into the misty realm of legend.
Franck Goddio Projects Sunken Civilizations Thonis Heracleion Photo christoph gerigk. a team of underwater archaeologists has made new discoveries at a sunken temple in the ancient port city thonis heracleion, which is now located off egypt’s coast, the. Thonis heracleion extended around the temple and a network of canals, which the researchers think gave it a lake like appearance. the ancient city was founded around the eighth century bc. however. Photo cnn. thonis heracleion, a city in ancient egypt, had fantastic temples and tower houses, which were linked by bridges, ferries and pontoons. thonis had a large temple of khonsou, son of amun, who the greek knew as hercules. when the city was at its zenith between the 6th and 4th century, there was a large temple dedicated to amun gereb. This port flourished at the mouth of the nile in the seventh century bc. the port city was also known as thonis to the egyptians and heracleion to the greeks. it flourished as a vital center for trade and culture, and then disappeared when it was suddenly flooded. archaeologists have so far only discovered a fraction of the city.
Thonis Heracleion Amazing Treasures Of Egypt S Atlantis ођ Photo cnn. thonis heracleion, a city in ancient egypt, had fantastic temples and tower houses, which were linked by bridges, ferries and pontoons. thonis had a large temple of khonsou, son of amun, who the greek knew as hercules. when the city was at its zenith between the 6th and 4th century, there was a large temple dedicated to amun gereb. This port flourished at the mouth of the nile in the seventh century bc. the port city was also known as thonis to the egyptians and heracleion to the greeks. it flourished as a vital center for trade and culture, and then disappeared when it was suddenly flooded. archaeologists have so far only discovered a fraction of the city. How was the sunken city of thonis heracleion discovered? thonis heracleion (the egyptian and greek names of the city) is a city lost between legend and reality. before the foundation of alexandria in 331 bc, the city knew glorious times as the obligatory port of entry to egypt for all ships coming from the greek world. Heracleion (ancient greek: Ἡράκλειον hērákleion), also known as thonis (ancient greek: Θῶνις thônis; from the ancient egyptian: tȝ ḥn.t; coptic: Ⲧϩⲱⲛⲓ thōni, coptic pronunciation: [dəˈhoːni]) and sometimes called thonis heracleion, was an ancient egyptian port city located near the canopic mouth of the nile, about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of alexandria on the.