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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Sep 19, 2025, 05:17 PM

Title: Egyptian port from Cleopatras era
Post by: Imperial Dave on Sep 19, 2025, 05:17 PM
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/cleopatra-tomb-port-taposiris-magna

Hopefully of interest
Title: Re: Egyptian port from Cleopatras era
Post by: Cantabrigian on Sep 21, 2025, 10:09 AM
I'm in two minds about her.  Clearly she sprouts a lot of rubbish about the academic world being against her, and all this stuff about Cleopatra with no evidence.

But on the other hand she brings in money to excavate a site that probably wouldn't have been excavated without her.
Title: Re: Egyptian port from Cleopatras era
Post by: Imperial Dave on Sep 21, 2025, 03:49 PM
True....seen that before. So, sometimes the end justifies the means