Standing tall on the island of Pharos in ancient Egypt, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once soared over 350 feet, guiding ...

After centuries beneath the waves, 22 massive stone blocks from the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered from ...

A n international team of archaeologists successfully raised 22 monumental blocks from the seabed near the site of the ...

Thirty years after its discovery, pieces of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which stood watch long ago in the harbors of ...

The story of Greeks in Alexandria goes back more than two millennia, when Alexander the Great established the city.

Deep in Alexandria's ancient royal quarter are the ruins of Alexander the Great's civilization—and we're making very important discoveries. ... Newsweek illustration/Calliope Limneos-Papakosta.

Alexander the Great never saw the city he envisioned and had named after himself almost two and a half millennia ago. He was there to map it out, using grains of barley as the story goes, only to ...

Coastal erosion threatens ancient city, and many others Date: February 20, 2025 Source: University of Southern California Summary: Research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers ...

He’s writing about the destruction of the Library of Alexandria. The Library of Alexandria was part of a collection of libraries, schools, museums and temples that existed in ancient Egypt.

Egyptian authorities have arrested two men for attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a Monday statement.