Thursday 25 October 2012

Mystery of Cleopatra's Palace Found in Underwater

Mystery of Cleopatra's palace on the sea floor increasingly revealed. In a dive mission, Tuesday, May 25, 2010, a team of scientists got the key findings in the ruins of the building under the sea, which is believed to be the palace complex and the Temple of Isis, where the Egyptian queen reigns ever.




Ruins on the seabed around the island Anthirodos, which is located near the port city of Alexandria, Egypt. Valuables from the ruins of the palace, which was first discovered in 1996, will be exhibited in the United States (U.S.) from the beginning of June.

The divers swim through piles of limestone that sank to the seabed in the earthquake and tsunamis more than 1,600 years ago. Teams of divers from a number of countries struggling to dig any underwater archaeological sites in the world's richest man.

They take amazing artifacts Cleopatra-era relics, known as the last ruling dynasty of Ancient Egypt before it was colonized by the Roman Empire in 30 BCE (BCE).

Using the latest technology, the team detected the building of ruins buried deep below the harbor sediment rest. Finally, a team of divers to confirm the accuracy of descriptions of the city of Alexandria, which was left by the geographers and historians Greece about 2,000 years lalu.Sejak early 1990s, the topographical surveys allowed the research team led by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio, to conquer the harbor of Alexandria the field of vision is very less. "This location is a unique site in the world," said Goddio who has spent two decades to find the lost city.

Exploration brings a team of divers visiting the palace and temple complex of Isis. That was where Cleopatra a love affair with Roman general Mark Antony (Mark Antony). They allegedly committed suicide following the defeat of his former allies Antony, Octavian, in the Civil War. Octavian later appeared as the lead Roman Emperor Augustus.

Teams of divers discovered a central place in the life of Cleopatra-Antony dramatic pair, including the Timonium, where Antony withdrew from the outside world after the defeat of Octavian. The building was not completed already done because Antony committed suicide.

They also found a large head-shaped stone, which is strongly suspected as Caesarion, son of Cleopatra and her lover before Antony, Julius Caesar. The team also found two sphinxes that one of them may be a picture of Cleopatra's father, Ptolemy XII.

The discovery in the waters of Alexandria will be on display at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, United States of America (USA) from June 5th until January 2, 2010 in the exhibition titled "Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt". The exhibition will then continue to other cities in North America.

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