Thursday, July 7, 2011

Team unearths first Roman-era basilica in Egypt

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/world/team-unearths-first-roman-era-basilica-in-egypt-1589162.html


In this image released by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Thursday, July 7, 2011, a detail of a figure of the Graeco-Egyptian god Serapis, which was unearthed during five months of excavations that ended in May when archaeologists hit underground water. Egyptian officials say archaeologists have unearthed the first basilica erected in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. The Antiquities Authority says the basilica is dated to the Roman era and was built on the ruins of a temple from the Ptolemaic reign that ended with the death of Cleopatra.(AP Photo/ Egypt's Supreme Council Of Antiquities, HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES
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