Cities Once Lost: Thonis Heracleion

The city of Thonis Heracleion, once the greatest port city in Egypt was lost over a thousand years ago beneath the waves of the Mediterranean Sea. Rediscovered only in 2000, we take a brief look at the history of this city, how it was lost, and how it was found.
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Really cool peice of history. Thanks