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Ancient Ship Discovered Near Cleopatra's Lost Palace

12/28/2025

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Archaeologists led by Franck Goddio of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology discovered a 115-foot thalamegos near Cleopatra VII's lost palace in Alexandria's royal harbor.
The vessel has a flat-bottomed hull and preserves graffiti from the first century A.D.
Goddio says the ship may have sunk during the Temple of Isis destruction in 50 A.D.
A hidden harbor at the Temple of Taposiris Magna was also found, linked to Cleopatra.

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Archaeologists led by Franck Goddio of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology discovered a 115-foot thalamegos near Cleopatra VII's lost palace in Alexandria's royal harbor.
The vessel has a flat-bottomed hull and preserves graffiti from the first century A.D.
Goddio says the ship may have sunk during the Temple of Isis destruction in 50 A.D.
A hidden harbor at the Temple of Taposiris Magna was also found, linked to Cleopatra.