Image PtolemyWithElephants.jpg thumb 300px Ptolemaic coins from the submerged HeracleionHeracleion was an ancient Egypt ian city near modern day Alexandria . It was known as early as the 12th century BC but its importance grew during the waning days of the pharaoh s, the late period. Herakleion was Egypt s main port in the time of the pharaohs. It was famous because it was believed that Helen of Troy and Hercules have visited the city, and the city even gained its name from Hercules . There was also a large temple dedicated to the Greek hero at the city center. Pharaoh Nectanebo I made many additions to the temple in the 4th century BC. In the 6th or 7th century AD it sank, probably due to major earthquakes and floods. The ruins submerged in the sea were finally located and rediscovered by the French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio in 2001. Image PtolemyVIIIStela.jpg thumb 200px The stelae of Ptolemy VIII from the temple of Heracleion External links http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world middle east 1375708.stm Spectacular finds of lost city revealed http weekly.ahram.org.eg 2002 588 fr3.htm Heracleion emerges http www.ancientegyptmagazine.com issue02.htm Searching for Sunken Cities, Jul Aug 2000 coord missing Egypt Category Archaeological sites in Egypt Category Cities in Ancient Egypt Category Former populated places in Egypt Category Underwater ruins de Herakleion gypten fr H racl ion ... more details
Heraklion Greek language Greek alternative spellings Iraklio , Iraklion , Irakleio , Herakleion may refer to the following places Ancient Herakleion Pieria , in ancient Macedon, Greece Heracleion , an ancient city near Alexandria, Egypt Modern Irakleio, Attica , a suburban city in the Athens metropolitan area Irakleio, Corinthia , a village in Corinthia Heraklion , the capital and largest city of Crete Ships SS Herakleion SS Heraklion See also Heracleum disambiguation geodis DEFAULTSORT Heraklion Category Greek toponyms de Herakleion el it Iraklio disambigua la Heracleum discretiva lb Herakleion li Irakleio nl Iraklion sk H rakleion uk ... more details
Image NectaneboI Stele.png thumb 290px Stele, with Decree of Nectanebo I . lunette stele Lunette of the top 1 3 of stele. The Decree of Nectanebo I is a decree of Nectanebo I to be used on the Canopus, Egypt Canopic branch of the Nile River , in the eastern Nile Delta of Lower Egypt . The steles were erected at two locations as statements to curry political favor with the priesthood, and possibly the populace. The twin steles are identical in 14 columns of hieroglyphs except in column 13, where the stele s location is named. The stelae were erected shortly after Nectanebo came to power, ca 380 BC. Stele description The stele s purpose was to use a portion 10 percent of the water way use tax, import tax for the services of the priests in charge of the temples of Goddess Neith . ref Heracleion, Decree of Nectanebo I. http www.franckgoddio.org Sitemap Project ProjectArticel.aspx?ProjectName CanopicRegion&Layout B&XmlDocument 0002.xml ref A finely engraved lunette adorns the upper third of the steles the engravings and hieroglyphs are all incised in moderate sunken bas relief . The lunette focusses on two versions of the Goddess Neith, being offered a food offering on the right, and a usekh collar on the left, by the presenter Nectanebo. History of the steles The first stele , the Stele of Naukratis was uncovered at Naukratis in 1899, and was subsequently translated. Only recently its twin stele was recovered from the underwater site, associated with the town associated with Heracles , Heracleion also on the Canopic branch of the Nile. References reflist Bibliography M. Lichtheim, The Naucratis Stela Once Again, in J. H. Johnson and E. F. Wente eds. , Studies in Honor of George R. Hughes, January 12 1977 Chicago 1976 , 139 47. http oi.uchicago.edu research pubs catalog saoc saoc39.html J. Yoyotte, An Extraordinary Pair of Twins The Steles of the Pharaoh Nektanebo I, in F. Goddio and M. Clauss eds. , Egypt s Sunken Treasures Munich 2006 , 316 23. External links http www. ... more details
Image NectaneboI Stele.png thumb 290px Stele, with Twin steles of Decree of Nectanebo I Decree of Nectanebo I . ref Stele from Heracleion site, Nile Delta , underwater recovery. ref Lunette of the top 1 3 of stele. A decorative art technique based on the climatatogical nature of frost is the technique of Frosting . Examples of ancient Egyptian steles Eventually Ancient Egypt ian steles became more than just statements about a topic or events, and became a means of Decorative arts decoration . Later period steles were made in dark stone, some approaching a light or deep black. The twin steles of Nectanebo I , his Twin steles of Decree of Nectanebo I Decree of Nectanebo I , made into two steles, and mounted in Naucratis and Heracleion, are made in such a manner. The lunette scene of shallow, to medium sunken bas relief , as well as all the Egyptian hieroglyphs are made with a frosting technique . The highest effect can be seen on a stone of a dark background color. High quality examples of frosting with lighter backgrounds probably exist in Ancient Egyptian art or culture. Modern frosting techniques Frosted glass for decoration is probably the most popular use of the frosting technique it is also a major production style of the light bulb . Additionally, the term is used in woodworking , and is a process for adornment of coins, by frosting . gallery File Egypte louvre 116 stele.jpg Egyptian stele honoring a scribe, using the scribe equipment hieroglyph scribe hieroglyph , ref http commons.wikimedia.org wiki Category Scribe equipment Egyptian hieroglyph Wikipedia commons Scribe hieroglyph ref the presumed honoree of the stele File Alexander the Great.jpg Frosted hieroglyphs in a cartouche and scene parts, sunken incised glyphs, low bas relief File Musee national alexandrie scribe cubique.JPG Block statue Egyptian of dk granite , use 2nd click for High Res , with scene and hieroglyphs in frosted technique File AG relief en creux 1 Pc040477.jpg Frosted hieroglyphs and ca ... more details
s Sunken Treasures showcasing finds from Alexandria harbour and the sunken cities of Heracleion ... of Th nis Heracleion and Canopus in Aboukir Bay, Egypt 2002 Chinese junk Santa Cruz with over ... Region The Topography and Excavation of Heracleion Thonis and East Canopus 1996 2006 , Oxford ... more details
Merge List of ancient Egyptian sites discuss Talk Cities of Ancient Egypt Merge discussion date August 2009 Image NC Egypt sites.jpg 200px thumb right Map of site in Ancient Egypt Lower Egypt Heracleion Heraclion Canopus, Egypt Pikuat Canopus, K Naucratis Daphnae Tjafanet Tahpanhes, Daphnae Pelusiae, Baal Zephon Avaris Pi Ramesse Per Ramessu, Raamses Avaris Hatwaret Avaris, Tell ed Dab a Leontopolis Taremu Leontopolis, Tell al Muqdam Sukkot Sukkot as a place Tjeku Succoth, Tell el Maskhuta Pithom Pi Atum Pithom Hawara Hatwaret Hawara Herakleopolis Magna Hat nen nesu Heracleopolis El Hiba Tayu djayet Ankyronpolis, Al Hiba Oxyrhynchus Per Medjed Oxyrhynchus Akoris, Egypt Dehenet Akoris Hebenu Kom el Ahmar Beni Hasan Speos Artemidos Hermopolis Khnum Khemennu, Hermopolis Amarna Akhetaten Tell el Amarna Meir, Egypt Meir Asyut Zawty Lycopolis, Asyut Tjebu Djew Qa, Antaeopolis, Qau, Qaw el Kebir Upper Egypt Akhmim Apu Akhmim, Khen min, Panopolis Girga Tjenu Thinis, Girga Abydos, Egypt Abdju Abydos Dendera Ta ynt netert Dendera Qift Gebtu Coptos, Qift Naqada Tukh Pyramid Naqada Nubt Ombos Naqada Nagade Apollonopolis Parva Coptos Gesa Apollonopolis Parva, Qus Thebes, Egypt Waset Thebes, Luxor Hermonthis Iuny Hermonthis, Armant Esna Iunyt Ta senet, Latopolis, Esna Eileithyiaspolis Nekheb Eileithyiaspolis Nekhen Hierakonpolis, Kom El Ahmar Edfu Behdet Idfu Kom Ombo Nubt Ombos, Kom Ombo Elephantine Abu Elephantine Philae Pilak Philae Wawat Nubia New Kalabsha Talmis Kalabsha Nabta Playa Nabta Nubia Qustul Buhen Category Cities in Ancient Egypt ... more details
submerged ancient Egypt ian city of Heracleion and the recovery of the so called Naucratis stela give extensive credibility to Herodotus s previously unsupported claim that Heracleion was founded during ... more details
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