heracleion - orasul de sub ape

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Presented by Brenda Music: Titanic Symphony by Richard Clayderman



Heracleion (Greek: Ηράκλειον), also known as Thonis (Θώνις), was an

ancient E!"tian cit! near #le$an%ria w&ose r'ins are locate% in #' ir *a!,

c'rrentl! +- k. o// t&e coast



0&e cit! was /o'n%e% "roal! aro'n% t&e 1t& cent'r! *2,

'n%erwent %i3erse nat'ral catastro"&es, an% /inall! s'nk

entirel! into t&e %e"t&s o/ t&e 4e%iterranean in t&e 1t& cent'r!

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6rank Go%%io

'n%erwater arc&aeoloist



0&is ol% o7ect (88 $ - c.) was /o'n% %'rin t&e

"reli.inar! e$"loration o/ t&e so't&ern sector o/

9eracleion t is enra3e% wit& a Greek te$t o/ /i3e an%

a &al/ lines t is an e$a."le o/ a "la;'e t&at act as a

sinat're /or /o'n%ation %e"osits in t&e na.e o/ t&e

kin, <tole.! (+=>?+++ *2), res"onsile /or

'il%in



0&is ol% o7ect (88 $ - c.) was /o'n% %'rin t&e "reli.inar! e$"loration o/ t&e

so't&ern sector o/ 9eracleion t is enra3e% wit& a Greek te$t o/ /i3e an% a &al/ lines

t is an e$a."le o/ a "la;'e t&at act as a sinat're /or /o'n%ation %e"osits in t&e na.eo/ t&e kin, <tole.! (+=>?+++ *2), res"onsile /or 'il%in



@ne o/ t&e /inest /in%s /ro. t&e a! o/ #o'kir is a re.arkale GraecoAE!"tian "ro%'ct

o/ t&e <tole.aic era ? a stat'e o/ a <tole.aic ;'een in %ark stone 6o'n% at t&e site o/

9eracleion, t&e stat'e is certainl! one o/ t&e ;'eens o/ t&e <tole.aic %!nast! 4ost

likel!, a re"resentation o/ 2leo"atra or 2leo"atra , %resse% as o%%ess sis



6ranck Go%%io an% %i3ers o/ &is tea. are ins"ectin t&e stat'e o/ a "&arao& 0&e

colossal stat'e is o/ re% ranite an% .eas'res o3er - .etres t was /o'n% close to

t&e i te."le o/ s'nken 9eracleion



2oloss's o/ a <tole.aic ;'een .a%e o't o/ re% ranite 0&e w&ole stat'e

.eas'res =BC c. in &ei&t an% wei&s = tons t was /o'n% close to t&e i te."le

o/ s'nken 9eracleion



6ranck Go%%io is ins"ectin a stone wit& ol% /ra.ents (>t&A+n% cent'r! *2)

D6ranck Go%%io9ilti 6o'n%ation, "&oto: 2&risto"& Gerik



# colossal stat'e o/ re% ranite (-= .) re"resentin t&e o% 9a"i, w&ic& %ecorate%

t&e te."le o/ 9eracleion 0&e o% o/ t&e /loo%in o/ t&e File, s!.ol o/ a'n%ance

an% /ertilit!, &as ne3er e/ore een %isco3ere% at s'c& a lare scale, w&ic& "oints to

&is i."ortance /or t&e 2ano"ic reion



*rone stat'e o/ @siris, t&e assassinate% an% res'rrecte% kinAo% t is a%orne%

wit& t&e ate/ crown 0&e t!"ical insinia o/ "ower (crook an% /lail) are .issin ts

o"en e!es are accent'ate% ! /ine ol% s&eets

D6ranck Go%%io9ilti 6o'n%ation, "&oto: 2&risto"& Gerik



6ranck Go%%io wit& t&e intact an% inscrie% 9eracleion stele (8BC .) t was

co..issione% ! Fectaneo (HI1AH>+ *2) an% is al.ost i%entical to t&e Fa'kratis

Jtele in t&e E!"tian 4'se'. in 2airo 0&e "lace w&ere it was to e sit'ate% is clearl!na.e%: 0&onisA9eracleion



@ne o/ t&e /inest /in%s /ro. t&e a! o/ #o'kir is a re.arkale GraecoAE!"tian "ro%'ct o/ t&e

<tole.aic era ? a stat'e o/ a <tole.aic ;'een in %ark stone wearin t&e 's'al roe t&at i%enti/ies

t&e so3ereins o/ sis incarnate 6o'n% at t&e site o/ 9eracleion, t&e stat'e is certainl! one o/ t&e

;'eens o/ t&e <tole.aic %!nast! 4ost likel!, a re"resentation o/ 2leo"atra or 2leo"atra ,

%resse% as o%%ess sis



#n arc&aeoloist .eas'res t&e /eet o/ a colossal re% ranite stat'e at t&e site o/

9eracleion %isco3ere% in #o'kir *a!D6ranck Go%%io9ilti 6o'n%ation, "&oto: 2&risto"& Gerik



# colossal stat'e o/ re% ranite (-= .) re"resentin t&e o% 9a"i, w&ic& %ecorate%

t&e te."le o/ 9eracleion 0&e o% o/ t&e /loo%in o/ t&e File, s!.ol o/ a'n%ance

an% /ertilit!, &as ne3er e/ore een %isco3ere% at s'c& a lare scale, w&ic& "oints to&is i."ortance /or t&e 2ano"ic reion



*rone stat'ette o/ "&arao& o/ t&e +>t& %!nast!, /o'n% at t&e te."le o/ #.on area at

9eracleion 0&e so3erein wears t&e Kl'e crownL ("roal! t&e crown o/ t&e

accession) 9is %ress is e$tre.el! si."le an% classical: t&e areAc&este% kin wears

t&e tra%itional s&en%7!t kilt or loinclot&



# li.estone &ea% o/ a stat'e /o'n% at 9eracleion t "roal! oriinates /ro. 2!"r's

(contacts etween 2!"r's an% E!"t are well atteste% %'rin t&e .i%%le o/ t&e 8st

.illenni'. *2) ts /eat'res are c&aracteristic /or t&e 2!"rian sc'l"t're at t&e en% o/ t&e

>t&A-t& cent'r! *2, es"eciall! t&e i al.on%As&a"e% e!es w&ic& were "roal! "ainte%

0&e eni.atic &ea%ear s'ests t&e &ea% re"resentin K*aalL, a o% o/ J!rian

<alestinian oriinD6ranck Go%%io9ilti 6o'n%ation, "&oto: 2&risto"& Gerik



*rone oil la." (late 9ellenistic "erio%, ao't +n% cent'r! *2) %isco3ere% in t&e

te."le o/ #.'nD6ranck Go%%io9ilti 6o'n%ation, "&oto: 2&risto"& Gerik



# ol% 3essel (<&iale) reco3ere% /ro. 0&onisA9eracleion <&iale were s&allow

%is&es 'se% t&ro'&o't t&e 9ellenistic worl% /or %rinkin an% "o'rin liations



0&e stele o/ 9eracleion (8BC.)

&a% een or%ere% ! <&arao&

Fectaneo (HI1AH>+ *2) an% is

al.ost i%entical to t&e stele o/

Fa'kratis in t&e E!"tian 4'se'.

o/ 2airo 0&e "lace w&ere it wass'""ose% to e erecte% is e$"licitl!

.entione%: 0&onisA9eracleion



9ea% o/ a "&arao& stat'e is raise% to t&e s'r/ace 0&e colossal stat'e is o/ re%

ranite an% .eas'res o3er - .etres t was /o'n% close to t&e i te."le o/

s'nken 9eracleion



@n a are t&e colossal tria%e o/ t&e te."le o/ 9eracleion &as een raise% toet&er

wit& t&e asse.le% /ra.ents o/ a &'e stele 0&e "&arao&, t&e ;'een an% t&e o%

9a"i are re"resente% in re% ranite #ll ao't - .eters &i&, %ate% to t&e =t& cent'r!

*2 0&e re% ranite stele (/o'n% in 8I "ieces) is asse.le% t %ates /ro. t&e +n%

cent'r! *2



6ranck Go%%io an% &is tea. wit& a colossal stat'e o/ re% ranite (-= .) re"resentin

t&e o% 9a"i, w&ic& %ecorate% t&e te."le o/ 9eracleion 0&e o% o/ t&e /loo%in o/ t&e

File, s!.ol o/ a'n%ance an% /ertilit!, &as ne3er e/ore een %isco3ere% at s'c& a

lare scale, w&ic& "oints to &is i."ortance /or t&e 2ano"ic reion



0&e "ort o/ 0&onisA9eracleion &a% n'.ero's lare asins an% /'nctione% as a &' o/

international tra%e 0&e intense acti3it! in t&e "ort /ostere% t&e cit!Ms "ros"erit! 4ore

t&an se3en &'n%re% ancient anc&ors o/ 3ario's /or.s an% o3er >C wrecks %atin /ro.

t&e >t& to t&e +n% cent'r! *2 are also an elo;'ent testi.on! to t&e intensit! o/ .ariti.eacti3it! &ere



6rank Go%%io E'ro"ean nstit'te o/ Nn%erwater #rc&aeolo!

<&otora"&er: 2&risto"& Gerik



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heracleion - orasul de sub ape

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