Alexandria was a Greco-Roman city at the Western end of the Mediterranean on the Nile Delta, and was the Greatest of all cities named after Alexander the Great. In AD 335 a series of earthquakes and tidal waves, as well as the continuous slow subsiding of the land caused most of the Ptolemaic city to plunge into the Sea. In the Early 1980's, the underwater explorer Franck Goddio first began to dive for the lost royal …
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…city of antiquity that made a mark on history lies 6-8 metres under the sea and the treasures of yester-year that seemed lost are now to be found. Will the ancient library be found that is thought to be the greatest library of all time? Does the tomb of Alexander the great lie beneath the rubble?? Maybe one day these questions will have answers thanks to the great works of Franck Goddio and Jean-Yves Empereur.