Ancient Alexandria tomb to open for tourists
(3 Mar 2019) ANCIENT ALEXANDRIA TOMB TO OPEN FOR TOURISTS
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced on Sunday that a project to reduce the level of groundwater at the world-famous Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa has been completed.
The archaeological site in Alexandria had suffered from rising water levels since its discovery in 1892, with the lower third level of it completely submerged.
From November 2017, a series of wells and pumps were installed, allowing water levels to recede inside the attraction.
Dr. Mostafa Waziri, General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the project has transformed the site.
For the first time visitors, whether they are American, Dutch, Egyptian or British, can now visit and reach the third level of the tomb which had been completely underwater since a hundred years ago, Waziri said.
The attraction is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages and is an important burial site dating back to the Greco-Roman period in Egypt.
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Napoleon vs The Ottomans - The Siege of Alexandria
The Siege of Alexandria was fought between 17 August and 2 September 1801, during the French Revolutionary Wars, between French and British forces and was the last action of the Egyptian Campaign. The French had occupied Alexandria, a major fortified harbour city on the Nile Delta in northern Egypt, since 2 July 1798, and the garrison there surrendered on 2 September 1801.
The battle between the British and French at Canope on 21 March 1801 resulted in a French repulse. The French under Menou, disheartened by this failure, retired to Alexandria. With Abercrombie's death, John Hely-Hutchinson succeeded as commander of the British force in August. He now intended to lay siege to Alexandria and bottle Menou up.
Hutchinson left Coote with 6,000 men and then sent part of the reserve with Baron Charles De Hompesh to capture Rosetta. He then advanced to Cairo, which he reached, after a few skirmishes, in mid June. Joined by a sizable Turkish force Hutchinson invested Cairo and on 27 June the 13,000-strong French garrison under General Augustin Daniel Belliard, out-manned and out-gunned, surrendered. General John Moore then escorted them to the coast via Rosetta.
The Siege
Hutchinson, with Cairo out of the way, now began the final reduction of Alexandria. He had thirty five battalions in total. While the reserve feinted to the east, Coote, with the Guards and two other brigades, landed on 16 August to its west where fierce opposition was encountered by the garrison of Fort Marabout, which the 54th Regiment of foot eventually stormed. Both sides mounted combined assaults but the French soldiers, unable to break out and with food shortages and disease taking their toll, became increasingly disillusioned with the campaign. Menou knew he had no hope and on 26 August asked for terms; on 26 August he proposed formal terms of capitulation. The terms as amended by British commanders and put into effect are known as the Capitulation of Alexandria.
Aftermath
By 2 September total of 10,000 French surrendered under terms which allowed them to keep their personal weapons and baggage, and to return to France on British ships. However, all French ships and cannons at Alexandria were surrendered to the British.
Of the warships captured in the harbour, the French frigates Égyptienne (50) and Régénérée (40), and the ex-Venetian frigate Léoben (26) went to Britain, while the French frigate Justice (44), the ex-Venetian ship of the line Causse (64) and frigate Mantoue (26), and the ex-Turkish corvettes Halil Bey, Momgo Balerie and Salâbetnümâ went to the Turks, under Capitan Pacha (sic).
Historians relate that the French garrison, feeling abandoned by an uncaring Republic, gradually abandoned the high standards of conduct and service characteristic of the French Revolutionary Army. Many soldiers refused to renew their oath to the Republic, or did so half-heartedly. In his memoirs, the surgeon-in-chief of Napoleon's Grand Army, Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey, remembers how the consumption of the meat of young Arab horses helped the French to curb an epidemic of scurvy. He would so start the 19th-century tradition of horse meat consumption in France.
The Rosetta Stone
After the surrender, a dispute arose over the fate of French archaeological and scientific discoveries in Egypt. One of the key artifacts was the Rosetta Stone which had been discovered in mid-July 1799 by French scientists of the Institut d'Égypte. Menou refused to hand them over, claiming they belonged to the institute. How exactly the stone came into British hands is disputed. Colonel Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner, who escorted the stone to Britain, claimed later that he had personally seized it from Menou and carried it away on a gun carriage.[6] Turner brought the stone to Britain aboard Egyptienne, landing in February 1802. On 11 March it was presented to the Society of Antiquaries of London. Later it was taken to the British Museum, where it remains to this day. Inscriptions painted in white on the artifact state Captured in Egypt by the British Army in 1801 on the left side and Presented by King George III on the right.
The Lost Civilization of the Sun - A MISSING LINK IN OUR PAST
Most are familiar with stories of the lost civilization of Atlantis, but in this video I explain that there is another lost civilization that lies even closer to us in time and gave rise to similar megalithic sites, and the spread of the same religion across the world. Everything in this video is based on evidence.
Thanks to the knowledge of my husband Mark and research of Martin Doutre – which helped me piece together the narrative presented. Other minor references: Graham Hancock, Thor Heyerdahl, Dr David Frawley, Gordon Kennedy.
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Alexander the Great: 2000 years of treasures is the most exciting and prestigious classical culture exhibition ever to be hosted by the Australian Museum in Sydney and features the largest collection of treasures ever to come to Australia from the world famous State Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia. This exhibition will be exclusive to Sydney.
The exhibition includes over 400 objects from classical antiquity through to the modern age from both Western and Non-Western origins, spanning a period of almost 2500 years.
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FRANCE: PARIS: EGYPTIAN PHARAOH STATUE UNVEILED AFTER FACE LIFT
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A magnificent statue of an Egyptian pharaoh has undergone a state-of-the-art face-lift in preparation for its first unveiling since plummeting into the Mediterranean 700 years ago.
The statue once stood in the Egyptian port of Alexandria - on Tuesday it was unveiled outside it temporary new home: the Petit Palais museum in Paris.
The 23-ton statue will remain there for the duration of the Glory of Alexandria exhibition, which runs from 7 May until 26 July.
On Monday, the statue was transported from a carefully guarded workshop in Saint Remy Les Chevreuse to Paris.
A huge truck slowly made its way through the streets of the French capital to deliver the ancient work of art to the Petit Palais museum.
Two cranes were used to hoist the heavy load into its new position.
The 28 tons of pink granite - depicting one of the rulers of the Ptolemy dynasty - went tumbling into the sea after a violent earthquake in the 14th century.
In 1995, a French team of archaeologists combed the underwater site and dredged up a two and a half ton stone crown, a head weighing two point seven tons and the 17 and a half ton torso.
Only the legs were missing.
What was left of the statue underwent intensive restorations - the end result: a 10-metre high figure.
The face-lift was the work of French sculptor Roland Coignard and his two sons.
To help them assemble the pieces, they developed a special computer programme to recreate a virtual image of the statue.
Jean Yves Empereur was one of the archaeologists involved in the search for the statue..
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The statue was unveiled on Tuesday.
It will remain in its splendid location for the duration of the Glory of Alexandria exhibition, which opens on Thursday.
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“Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds” at the Saint Louis Art Museum features over 250 pieces excavated from beneath the Mediterranean Sea, offering a rare glimpse into life in ancient Egypt. The relics originate from the lost cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus and rediscovered portions of Alexandria. Together they combine to reveal both ancient mysteries and a portrait of everyday life during the times of Helen of Troy and Alexander the Great. The exhibit at the Saint Louis Art Museum is the first in the United States and it is co-curated by Frank Goddio, president of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology and Lisa Çakmak, associate curator of ancient art at SLAM. It will run from March 25 through September 9, 2018.
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The Seven Wonders Of The World - Bbc Documentary
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the seven wonders of the world (or the seven wonders of the ancient world) refers to remarkable constructions of classical antiquity listed by various authors in guidebooks popular among the ancient hellenic tourists, particularly in the 1st and 2nd centuries bc. the most prominent of these, the versions by antipater of sidon and an observer identified as philo of byzantium, comprise seven works located around the eastern mediterranean rim. the original list inspired innumerable versions through the ages, often listing seven entries. of the original seven wonders, only one—the great pyramid of giza, the oldest of the ancient wonders—remains relatively intact.
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in this painting by maerten van heemskerck, the seven wonders of the ancient world are depicted as a background for the abduction of helen by paris. the walters art museum.
the greek conquest of much of the known world in the 4th century bc gave hellenistic travellers access to the civilizations of the egyptians, persians, and babylonians. impressed and captivated by the landmarks and marvels of the various lands, these travellers began to list what they saw to remember them.
instead of wonders, the ancient greeks spoke of theamata (θεάματα), which means sights, in other words things to be seen. (τὰ ἑπτὰ θεάματα τῆς οἰκουμένης [γῆς] tà heptà theámata tēs oikoumenēs [gēs]) later, the word for wonder (thaumata θαύματα) was used, and this is also the case in modern greek (επτά θαύματα του αρχαίου κόσμου). hence, the list was meant to be the ancient world's counterpart of a travel guidebook.
each person had his own version of the list, but the best known and earliest surviving was from a poem by greek-speaking epigrammist antipater of sidon from around 140 bc. he named six of the seven sites on his list—leaving out the lighthouse—, but was primarily in praise of the temple of artemis at ephesus
another 2nd century bc observer, who claimed to be the mathematician philo of byzantium, wrote a short account entitled the seven sights of the world. however, the incomplete surviving manuscript only covered six of the supposedly seven places, which agreed with antipater's list.
earlier and later lists by the historian herodotus (484 bc--ca. 425 bc) and the architect callimachus of cyrene (ca. 305--240 bc), housed at the museum of alexandria, survived only as references.
the colossus of rhodes was the last of the seven to be completed, after 280 bc, and the first to be destroyed, by an earthquake in 226/225 bc. hence, all seven existed at the same time for a period of less than 60 years. antipater had an earlier version which replaced lighthouse of alexandria with the walls of babylon. lists which preceded the construction of colossus of rhodes completed their seven entries with the inclusion of the ishtar gate.
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it is thought that the limitation of the lists to seven entries was attributed to the special magical meaning of the number. geographically, the list covered only the sculptural and architectural monuments of the mediterranean and middle eastern regions, which then comprised the known world for the greeks. hence, extant sites beyond this realm were not considered as part of contemporary accounts.
the primary accounts, coming from hellenistic writers, also heavily influenced the places included in the wonders list. five of the seven entries are a celebration of greek accomplishments in the arts and architecture (the exceptions being the pyramids of giza and the hanging gardens of babylon).
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Building the Pyramids of Egypt with Artificial Stones
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Prof. Joseph DAVIDOVITS presents, in this 1h20 conference, his famous theory on how the Egyptians pyramids were built with re-agglomerated limestone.
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