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Divers Found an Ancient Military Vessel in the Egyptian Lost Sunken City of Thônis-HeracleionDivers have discovered a rare ancient sunken military vessel in the sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion, once Egypt’s largest port on the Mediterranean. The city, located off the coast of the modern day port of Alexandria, Egypt, was destroyed by earthquakes, tsunamis and rising sea levels in the second century BC. It sank into the Nile delta by the end of the eight century AD and was rediscovered back in 1933 when a Royal Air Force commander flying over the bay saw ruins under the water.The military vessel sank when The temple of Amun it was moored next to collapsed. A diving exploration revealed the hull of the 25-meter (80-foot) flat-bottomed ship with oars and a large sail, as reported by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.Images: The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities#Egyptology #LostCity #ThonisHeracleion #boat #archaeology
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