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Herodotus Got It Right — the Baris from Thonis-Heracleion

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Rick SpilmanMarch 18, 2019

Six years ago, we posted about the sunken lost city of Thonis-Heracleion in Abu Qir Bay near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile. The city sank into the Mediterranean around 1,2000 years ago and was only rediscovered in 1999. The … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Abu Qir Bay, Baris, Herodotus, Thonis-Heracleion
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