French underwater explorer Franck Goddio yesterday unveiled his first complete underwater map of the sunken ancient city of Alexandria. Mr. Goddio discovered the fabled city quarters, which had ...

Researchers from the University of Southern California and Alexandria University conducted a study analyzing satellite images from 2001 to 2021 alongside historical maps from 1887 and 1959.

Alexander the Great never saw the city he envisioned and had named after himself almost two and a half millennia ago. He was there to map it out, using grains of barley as the story goes, only to ...

Next, they combined satellite imagery with historical maps from 1887, 1959 and 2001 to track shoreline movement and gain a deeper understanding of how parts of Alexandria’s 50-mile coastline ...

NOVA: I understand that much of the ancient city of Alexandria has been lost through centuries of building. ... There is a map in Montpelier, a town in southern France, which ...

Cafavy imagined ancient music echoing down Alexandria’s streets and wrote: “This city will always pursue you.” You Might Also Like An Underwater Museum in Egypt Could Bring Thousands of ...

4°) The new library: a memory revived Like the ancient library whose approximate site it now occupies, the new library of Alexandria, inaugurated with great pomp on 16th October 2002 in the presence ...

Climate change-induced seawater intrusions are hastening the collapse of buildings in the ancient Egyptian port city of Alexandria — posing threats similar to those challenging coastal ...

The historic city, known for being the birthplace of Cleopatra and housing the ancient Library of Alexandria, has witnessed 280 buildings collapsing in the past 20 years, owing to coastal erosion.

The city survived, building over its ancient portions and ballooning to a population of more than five million. During his 12-year reign, Alexander the Great conquered mighty empires and became a ...

Coastal erosion threatens ancient city, and many others. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250220192143.htm ...