- Located near the Canonic Mouth of the River Nile, Thonis-Heracleion was a key trading hub prior to the founding of Alexandria in 331 BC when the Greeks arrived.
- The resounding answer came in the 20th and 21st centuries, as audacious divers began to find evidence of Thonis-Heracleion’s lost might.
- The History of Thonis Heracleion. ... Egypt day tours.Experience during Egypt travel packages the Egyptian city of Heracleion, however, the story was different.
- The lost city of Thonis-Heracleion in ancient Egypt is one of the greatest submerged discoveries ever. For thousands of years, it has been hidden under water.
- The enigma of Thonis-Heracleion is rooted in the mists of time, attracting the attention of scholars and dreamers for generations.
- The statue of the Egyptian god Hapi in the bay of Aboukir, Thonis-Heracleion, Aboukir Bay, Egypt. © Christoph Gerigk | Franck Goddio | Hilti Foundation.
- Heracleion (Greek: Ἡράκλειον), also known as Thonis (Θῶνις), was an ancient Egyptian city near Alexandria whose ruins are located in Abu Qir Bay, currently...
- Yeryüzünde yüzyıllar boyu kayıp olan ve hiçbir izine rastlanmamış bir şehir Heracleion. ... Thonis Heracleion ismini Yunanca ve Mısırca birleşiminden almıştır.
- The home in question was Thonis-Heracleion. And now, more than a millennium after it was first submerged, Hapy’s city is returning to the surface once again.
- This city in ancient times was called Thonis or in Greek, Heracleion, but it has now come to be known as Thonis-Heracleion.