Alexandria

An Egyptian archaeological mission has made a spectacular discovery in the Muharram Bek district of central Alexandria, unearthing a continuous sequence of settlement layers dating from the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. The find provides remarkable new insights into the urban evolution of the city right after its establishment by Alexander the Great in 331 BC. The Supreme Council of Antiquities team discovered an array of significant architectural remains, including a circular public bathhouse from the late Ptolemaic period and the ruins of a wealthy Roman-era residential villa. The excavations were initiated as a salvage operation linked to local development projects, balancing the need for modern infrastructure with archaeological preservation. Lost Alexandria on the Tigris Emerges from Iraq’s Dust The