The treasures found in the "lost ... in Egypt's Third Intermediate period. The city's advantageous location enabled it to become a wealthy commercial center long before the rise of Alexandria.

Over the past two decades, more than 280 buildings have collapsed in Alexandria, resulting in the deaths of 85 people.

But what many don’t know is that Alexandria, which lies about 136 miles northwest of Cairo, actually once stood as Egypt’s capital city, from 332 BC until 642 AD - a period of 973 years.

In the past 20 years, 280 buildings in this 2,300-year-old port city — known for being the birthplace of Cleopatra and the ancient home of the famed Library of Alexandria — have collapsed due ...

The Northern coast of Egypt is difficult for diving. NOVA: I understand that much of the ancient city of Alexandria has been lost through centuries of building. Were the objects in the harbor ...

Alexandria is a city of turning points. When it was founded by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.E., near an existing Egyptian settlement, the port city represented ... it "merely" lost a substantial ...

Archaeologists have unveiled the complete site of Egypt's 'Lost City of Gold' that was buried beneath the sand for 3,000 years. The site, once a booming gold mining city called Aten, was ...

[CAIRO] Buildings in the ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria have been collapsing at an alarming ... says widespread urbanisation along Egypt’s North Coast, including the development of coastal ...