#cleopatrapalace

Cleopatra’s underwater Palace
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⚫Located on the island of Antirhodos, in Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour , Egypt.
⚫Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, she committed suicide in (10 or 12 August 30 BC).
⚫Cleopatra’s palace was submerged
Probably a few centuries after Cleopatra’s reign (1500 years ago) due to a terrible earthquake and a huge tsunami in Egypt.
⚫In 1998 the remains of the ancient city and Cleopatra’s spectacular palace were found.
⚫Within this palace complex incredible intact artefacts were discovered : coins, pottery, vases, basins, statues, columns, marble floors and more.
⚫So far, 20,000 ancient objects have been discovered.
⚫One of the most impressive finds brought to the surface was 1 of 2 large granite Sphinx’s guarding the entrance of a small temple.
⚫Other exciting finds include a very grand statue of the Egyptian god Isis and a gigantic stone head believed to be of Caesarion, the son of Cleopatra and her lover Julius Caesar.
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