We Found a City That Shouldn't Exist: Thonis-Heracleion

Описание: For over 1,200 years, a legendary city lay hidden beneath the Mediterranean Sea. Known to the Greeks as Heracleion and to the Egyptians as Thonis, this was the mighty gateway to Egypt—a bustling, wealthy port where pharaohs were crowned and gods were worshipped. Then, it vanished into the waters, becoming little more than a myth.

Join us as we dive into one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 21st century.

In this video, you will discover:

🔍 The Legend vs. Reality: How the city mentioned by Herodotus and visited by Helen of Troy and Paris was dismissed as fiction—until now.

🌊 The Fateful Collapse: The perfect storm of natural disasters, rising sea levels, and unstable clay soil that sent this metropolis to the seafloor around the 8th century AD.

🤿 The Underwater Expedition: Follow the pioneering team led by underwater archaeologist Dr. Franck Goddio as they reveal the monumental finds in the murky depths of Aboukir Bay.

🏛️ Incredible Artefacts: See colossal 16-foot statues of a pharaoh and a queen, the god Hapi, gold coins, perfectly preserved steles, and the remains of over 70 ancient shipwrecks—all frozen in time.

⚓ The Sacred Center: Explore the submerged Temple of Amun, where pharaohs like Cleopatra III came for legitimacy, and discover the giant stone slab (the "Decree of Sais") that proved this was indeed the lost city of Thonis-Heracleion.

Why was this city so important?
Thonis-Heracleion was the mandatory customs checkpoint for all trade entering Egypt from the Greek world. It controlled Nile traffic and was a vital hub for religion, politics, and commerce—a melting pot of Egyptian and Greek cultures centuries before Alexandria.

This is not just the story of a city lost and found. It’s a window into a pivotal era of ancient history, now being rewritten from the seabed.

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Chapters:
The Myth of a Lost City
Why Did It Sink? The Science
The Discovery: First Images from the Deep
Colossal Statues & Sunken Treasures
The Temple of Amun: Where Pharaohs Were Crowned
The Decree of Sais - The Proof
A Port of Global Trade
Preserving the Underwater Museum
Legacy: Rewriting Ancient History
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