Swallowed By The Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City 2014

In the fading days of the pharaohs, Heracleion was the gateway to Egypt and a port beyond compare

Swallowed By The Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City

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Documentary

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.

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Lucy Blue

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Homepage http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04lss20/swallowed-by-the-sea-ancient-egypts-greatest-lost-city
Release Date 2014-10-15
Runtime 59m
Director Luke Wiles
Producers Amy Maher, Anne Laking
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