After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...
An ancient Egyptian pleasure boat measuring 35 meters in length and matching a description by first-century CE Greek ...
Despite sitting on the seafloor two millennia off the coast of Alexandria, still visible on the boat’s timber was graffiti ...
On Monday 8 December, archaeologists discovered the wreck of a 2,000-year-old ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of ...
The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...
A 35-meter ancient Egyptian pleasure boat used by the elite for lavish river parties and religious processions has been discovered in the sunken royal quarter of Alexandria’s Eastern Harbor. The ...
Unearthed off the coast of Alexandria, the vessel may have once measured 115 feet long. Experts think it would have held a ...
The discovery offers a fascinating glimpse into "life, religion, luxury, and pleasure" on the waterways of early Roman Egypt.
Archaeologists have unearthed the remnants of an ancient pleasure boat that may have once served the Egyptian elites. The ...
Long before modern billionaires threw lavish parties at sea on their superyachts, the wealthy elite of ancient Egypt ...
Underwater archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat, which appears in art and writing but has never ...