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

(2014)

Overview

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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Original TitleSwallowed By The Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2014-10-15

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 59m

Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04lss20/swallowed-by-the-sea-ancient-egypts-greatest-lost-city

Production CompaniesSTV Studios,BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Genres

  • Documentary