The barge may have been used in ritual celebration of the goddess Isis. This is the latest discovery at the Port of the Royal Island of Antirhodos, within Alexandria’s larger Portus Magnus complex at ...
Ahmed Shawkat is a CBS News producer based in Cairo. He has worked for CBS News since 2016, prior to which he worked with several European networks including TVE, ZDF, SVT and Yle. The ...
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A 2,000-year-old pleasure barge resurfaces in Cleopatra’s harbor, telling us of life in Roman Egypt
The ancient underwater port of Alexandria still hides treasures from the days of Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Divers know the city's royal harbor once dazzled the ancient world, but ...
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Alexandria’s lost pleasure barge: How a 2,000-year-old Egyptian thalamegos reveals Roman-era luxury
Off the coast of Alexandria, beneath the calm waters near the island of Antirhodos, archaeologists discovered a hidden treasure: a 2,000-year-old Egyptian pleasure barge called a thalamegos. Measuring ...
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