The story of the lost city of Atlantis is iconic by now, to say the least. Even if youβre not a conspiracy theorist yourself, you most likely know of it already and what it entails.
But the problem with this is that it appears to be one of the only lost cities that are known by the general public. We need to focus our collective knowledge so we can educate the masses on every other city out there too.
The Lost City of Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian city, was discovered and explored underwater after being submerged for 1,200 years. Originally an ancient Egyptian city near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about 20 miles northeast of Alexandria, Heracleion was by far one of the most beautiful cities of its time.
According to folklore, however, it was sunken deep inside the sea to the point where no one expected it to reemerge again.
The first to mention Heracleion was the legendary historian from the 5th century BC, Herodotus, around 2,500 years ago. He writes about it, mentioning Helen of Troy and her lover Paris as well.
The first to mention Heracleion was the legendary historian from the 5th century BC, Herodotus, around 2,500 years ago. He writes about it, mentioning Helen of Troy and her lover Paris as well.
Since Heracleion was such a beautiful place, Helen and Paris would run off together to it and frolic around like the little love birds that they were.
It was originally discovered in 2001 by a group of archaeologists led by Franck Goddio.
They were searching for Napoleonβs warships from the 1798 Battle of the Nile, so they never expected to make this discovery, to say the least.
