HeyJaredMaritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)
This podcast series presents the fascinating discoveries and results from ongoing archaeological research underwater in the sunken ancient cities off the coast of Egypt.
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Approaching Alexandria: the urban maritime facade from the Ptolemaic to the Roman period (opens the original)
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How did the ruling elite of Alexandria portray their palaces and temples observable from the waters to those arriving in the Portus Magnus? And how did this monumental biography change across the Ptolemaic into the Roman period? Discussions of the Pharos of Alexandria often centre on its role guiding ships to the great Portus Magnus from far out to sea and of it being a symbol of Ptolemaic wealth and power. Once in the harbour, however, the view of the city that vessels were confronted with is s
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