Lux Esoterica (Nifiluz)

The Sunken Gateway of the Nile At the bottom of the Bay of Aboukir, approximately four miles off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, lies one of the most spectacular underwater archaeological discoveries of the twenty-first century. Heracleion (known to the ancient Egyptians as Thonis ) was the primary port of entry for all Greek ships entering the Nile Valley between the seventh and fourth centuries before the common era. Built on a network of islands and canals in the marshy delta, the city was a wealthy commercial hub and a sacred center housing the great Temple of Amun-Gereb. However, in the second century before the common era, a series of severe environmental disasters—including massive earthquakes, tidal waves, and the phenomenon of soil liquefaction caused by the weight of the monumental stone temples resting on clay soils—brought a sudden, catastrophic collapse. The islands slid into the sea, and the city of Heracleion disappeared beneath the waters of the Mediterranean, rem...