It's the Entrance on History Hit. I'm Tristan Hughes your host, and in today's episode

where we're talking about one of the great cities of the ancient Mediterranean world,

the city of Alexandria. Founded by Alexander the Great in around

332 BC, developed by his successors in Egypt, the Tollamies, flourishing in the late

Hellenistic and Roman imperial periods, and of course a city that has endured down to

the present day the modern city of Alexandria in Egypt. The story of Alexandria and its great

significance in ancient history is fascinating. Of course there was one of the seven wonders

of the world there, the great lighthouse, you had the tomb of Alexander the Great, you

might have also had the tomb of Cleopatra. But did you also know that today a significant

portion of ancient Alexandria is underwater in the eastern harbor of present day Alexandria.

Now in the past few decades archaeologists have learned more about this sunken part of

the ancient city thanks to work done by institutions such as the Institute European

Dachaeology, Submarine, the IEASM. Now the IEASM in partnership with the Egyptian Ministry

for Antiquities, they have planned, they have mapped, they have excavated a large part

of the eastern harbor floor and what they discovered was fascinating. They've discovered

a treasure trove of artifacts, the out line of buildings dating to the Tolomek and Roman

periods. And to talk about all of this archaeology in detail for the next 40 minutes or so, I

was delighted to interview one of the leading underwater archaeologists full stop. His name

is Franch Godio and he's been doing underwater archaeology in Egypt in the eastern harbor of

Alexandria but also further east in Abu Kibbe, he knows his stuff, he is the expert. So

that further ado to reveal all about Alexandria's underwater archaeology is Franch.

Frank, it is wonderful to have you on the podcast today. Yes, it's a pleasure, Senko.

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