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	Herakleion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Herakleion (Iraklion) is the largest town in Crete, the capital of the Prefecture of Herakleion and the administrative capital of the entire island.
		It lies almost in the middle of the north coast and was built on the site of the small harbor which was the seaport of Knossos.
		View of the concrete wharf in the outer harbor, where freighters and passenger ferries drop anchor, as seen from the tower of the Koulés.
	www.grisel.net /herakleion.htm (379 words)

	HERAKLEION
		Don't be put off though; Herakleion has a charm of its own waiting for anyone who can be bothered to find it.
		It is an absolute must as it houses the world famous and to date unique pictographic disk found in 1907 by the Italian school of Archaeology at Phaistos and imaginatively dubbed 'The Phaistos Disk'.
		Dissevered by Italian archaeologists in 1893 at the cave which is a Northerly walk Most of the distinctive "Kamares ware" can be found in Herakleion museum, so have a look at it before you leave.
	www.hellenicbookservice.com /Kriti/herakleion.htm (1373 words)

	Floods Swept Ancient Nile Cities Away, Expert Says (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Herakleion and East Canopus once stood at the mouth of the now-extinct Canopic branch of the Nile.
		Herakleion was a port of entry to Egypt that grew wealthy collecting taxes on goods being shipped upriver.
		The cities of Herakleion and Eastern Canopus lay at the edge of the Mediterranean more than 1,200 years ago, but disappeared suddenly when they were swallowed by the sea.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2001/10/1017_NileCities.html (591 words)

	News - Archaeologists Find Ancient Undersea Cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is the first time that historians have found physical evidence of the existence of the lost cities, which were famous not only for their riches and arts, but also for numerous temples dedicated to the gods Isis, Serapis and Osiris, making the region an important pilgrimage destination for various cults.
		Herakleion, once a customs port where commerce flourished until the founding of Alexandria by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C., has been found in its entirety.
		Some of the treasure was also on display - a basalt head of a pharaoh, a bust of the curly haired and bearded god Serapis and a life-size headless fl granite statue of the goddess Isis, sculpted as if wearing a diaphanous cloth held together by knots at her breast.
	www.bsac.org /news/herak060600.htm (588 words)

	Science Notes 2001: The Sunken Cities of Egypt
		Nearby Herakleion stood at the mouth of the river Nile, acting as a gateway to the ports beyond.
		Nur is convinced that an earthquake was involved in the destruction of Menouthis and Herakleion.
		The muddy and soupy ground underneath Herakleion and Menouthis is indeed a likely candidate for liquefaction, Stanley says.
	scicom.ucsc.edu /SciNotes/0101/egypt.html (3584 words)

	Ancient Egypt Magazine Issue Two - Undersea Cities
		The legendary city Herakleion has been rediscovered thanks to the French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio, who is still shocked about his discovery: "Herakleion was completely forgotten.
		Herakleion's construction began in the 7th or 6th century BC, during the waning days of the Pharaohs.
		Today, within the sunken ancient city walls of Herakleion, which stretch over 90m in length, one finds remarkably well preserved ruins of temples, houses, ancient streets, sphinxes, huge statues, including a basalt statue of the goddess Isis, as well as coins, jewellery and the port infrastructure.
	www.ancientegyptmagazine.com /underseacities02.htm (962 words)

	What's New (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An example of an X-radiograph at the base of a vibracore collected near Herakleion showing features not obvious to the naked eye: 1.
		Herakleion, now submerged under sediment at the bottom of Abou Kur Bay, had grown rich from taxes and once had a reputation for its lax morals.
		Herakleion was also a pilgrimage center for peoples of the eastern Mediterranean.
	www.aquasurvey.com /What_s_New/what_s_new.html (576 words)

	Article - Lost Pharaonic cities of the deep Mythology comes to life under the Mediterranean
		Herakleion, once a customs port where commerce flourished until the founding of Alexandria by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C., was found in its entirety.
		Numerous ancient texts speak of the importance of the region and the cities, before they were covered over by the sea, probably after an earthquake.
		The sea encroached on the land after the quake, and ruins of Herakleion are now about four miles from land in the Bay of Abu Qir.
	www.lightnet.co.uk /informer/civilisations/20000603.htm (690 words)

	Greek Spider - Your guide to Greece and Cyprus!
		Herakleion is the largest town in Crete, the capital of the prefecture of Herakleion and the administrative capital of the entire island.
		Herakleion City web pages- The city of Heraklion has been the meeting place in the Mediterranean for many civilizations throughout history and has always kept its gates open to welcome people traveling from all over the world.
		Prefecture of Herakleion: The third prefecture of Crete is the one of Iraklio (Heraklion), located on the east part of the island.
	www.greekspider.com /dir/regional/greece/Greek_Islands/Crete/Herakleion (178 words)

	IOL: Treasures of the deep on Egyptian quayside
		The soon to be opened Alexandria library is being considered as a possible permanent host for the Herakleion discoveries.
		Herakleion's houses, temples, giant statues, port infrastructure and a colosseum still lay amazingly preserved below the Mediterranean's surface.
		Herakleion was a flourishing customs port until the founding of Alexandria by Alexander the Great in 331BC.
	www.iol.co.za /general/newsprint.php3?art_id=qw991918261142B221 (557 words)

	More Ancient Sunken Cities Found
		Herakleion was Egypt's main port in the time of the pharaohs, but until its rediscovery last year, it was known only through Greek legends and a few ancient history books.
		Herakleion was a place of worship as well as trade, as revealed by the temple of Heracles found beneath the waves.
		This is an exciting year for sunken cities: As we reported May 19, archeologists working in Cuba recently discovered a sunken city that was once connected by a land bridge to Mexico and was populated by an advanced civilization similar to the early Teotihuacan culture of Yucatan.
	www.astrostar.com /articles/AncientCities.htm (456 words)

	www.mineweb.net \| co_releases Redport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Herakleion Prospect is one of two prominent gravity anomalies located within the 440 km2 Edward Creek Project and lies in the South Australian copper province that hosts both the Olympic Dam and Prominent Hill deposits.
		The Herakleion Prospect gravity anomaly is interpreted to indicate the presence of rocks with similar density to iron-rich breccias associated with the Olympic Dam mine.
		The regional gravity anomaly of the Herakleion prospect lies on the west side of the Peake and Denison Ranges.
	www.mineweb.net /co_releases/996422.htm (1328 words)

	Troubled Times: Mediterranean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Among the stunning discoveries at the sites where the cities of Herakleion, Canopus and Menouthis once stood are remarkably preserved houses, temples, port infrastructure and colossal statues that stand testimony to the citizens' luxuriant lifestyle, which some travelers had described as decadent.
		Some of the treasure was also on display a basalt head of a pharaoh, a bust of the curly-haired and bearded god Serapis and a life-size headless fl granite statue of the goddess Isis, sculpted as if wearing a diaphanous cloth held together by knots at her breast.
		He said that the cities probably built during the waning days of the pharaohs in the 7th or 6th centuries B.C. will be left as they are in the sea and that only smaller pieces will be retrieved for museums.
	www.zetatalk.com /info/tinfo26w.htm (586 words)

	"Herakleion" by Edward Willett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Atlantis is only a legend, but in the non-animated world, real researchers have recently made discoveries almost as sensational, locating the fabled city of Herakleion, along with two of its suburbs, Canopus and Menouthis, underwater off the coast of Egypt.
		His helmsman Canopus was bitten by a snake and transformed into a god (in much the same way Spiderman got his super powers), and had a city named after him; the third city, Menouthis, was named after Canopus's wife.
		Both stela include instructions specifying which city they were to be set up in; the new one proclaims it is to be erected in "Herakleion-Thonis," confirming the identity of the city.
	www.edwardwillett.com /Columns/herakleion.htm (692 words)

	Kairatos editions. Antonis Tom. Vasilakis .THE 147 CITIES OF ANCIENT CRETE. Herakleia-Kisamos
		Strabo cites the city twice: “Herakleion is the port of Knossos” and “the island of Dia is opposite to Herakleion of Knossos”.
		From Herakleion was on of the Ten Saints Euarestos.
		Bay at the Libyan Sea, in the south coast of Herakleion prefecture, between the capes Lithino and Kefalas.
	www.kairatos.com.gr /myweb/ancientcitiesherakleia-kisamos.htm (2715 words)

	BBC News \| MIDDLE EAST \| Divers find Pharaohs' lost city (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		At a news conference in Alexandria, the French marine archaeologist, Franck Goddio, revealed the first evidence of what is believed to be the ancient city of Herakleion.
		The remains of Herakleion were found less than 10 metres beneath the surface of the Mediterranean.
		Herakleion was once at the mouth of the Nile and is now in Alexandria's Aboukir Bay.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/775558.stm (468 words)

	The Times Online Special: Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The discovery of what are believed to be the cities of Herakleion and Canopus and its suburb Menouthis, off the Egyptian coast close to Alexandria, was hailed by archaeologists as among the most important finds of the past two decades in the relatively new field of sub-aqua exploration of ancient sites.
		The three sites, between a mile and a half and four miles offshore in about 30ft of water, were found by M Goddio and his team on board the research ship the Princess Duda.
		Herakleion, once a customs port where commerce flourished until the founding of Alexandria by Alexander the Great in 331BC, was found in its entirety.
	www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/egyabuq.htm (732 words)

	The History of the Jews of Crete
		In the same year as the fall of Constantinople, Herakleion's Jews were accused of showing contempt for Christians by crucifying Iambs and, in a separate incident, of blaspheming the Host.
		In 1538, they were accused of hiding Turks in Herakleion and the community was saved from being massacred only at the very last moment by the intervention of Venetian troops.
		Hania and the western end of the island fell quickly to the well organized army of Yusuf Pasha, but it was not until 1669, after a twenty-year siege, that Herakleion fell and the Venetians departed never to return.
	www.etz-hayyim-hania.org /_commun/hist06.html (857 words)

	Hellenic Sun Editions
		The Prefecture of Herakleion lies between Mt Psiloritis and the Lasithiotika Mountains and it is the largest administrative division of Crete.
		The Prefecture has a complete range of transportation services The city of Herakleion is the island's main transport hub with an international airport and the fifth largest harbour in Greece.
		National and international ferries depart from the harbour with daily schedules to Piraeus, while in the summer there are frequent ferries to the Cyclades.
	www.helsun.gr /infodetail.asp?regid=19&infoid=49 (177 words)

	The Archaeological Museum of Herakleion \| Museums \| Holidays in Greece \| On-line tourism and traveling services \| ...
		The fame of the luxurious Minoan palaces, the sacred caves and the royal mansions quickly spread everywhere, and so did many Minoan artifacts that were sought after by various foreign museums and collectors.
		With twenty halls open to the public, the Museum of Herakleion is the third biggest in the country.
		The layout of the halls and the arrangement of the exhibits is organized in a way that allows visitors to follow the Minoan Civilization in chronological order, from its first steps to its gradual decline.
	www.holidayshop.gr /textsEn.asp?ElementId=2407 (1298 words)

	Weekly Reader Current Events
		Perhaps the most exciting discovery is that of Herakleion (her-AK-lee-on), an ancient Egyptian city.
		For centuries, Herakleion's ancient temples sat hidden beneath the waves of the Mediterranean near the mouth of the Nile River.
		“Herakleion was completely forgotten.” Divers found ancient houses, streets, and temples.
	www.eduplace.com /kids/socsci/nh/books/bke/wklyrdr/u2_article2.shtml (500 words)

	Sunken City's Treasures Revealed - CBS News
		The excavation proves that Herakleion was "an important pharaonic harbor city and entrance to ancient Egypt," said French archaeologist Franck Goddio, the leader of the international team excavating the underwater site.
		The three cities were known only through Greek tragedies, travelogues and legends until Goddio's team announced last year that they had been rediscovered after a two-year search off Egypt's northern coast in waters 20- to 30-feet-deep.
		Herakleion was a flourishing customs port and at one time Egypt's largest harbor, located at the mouth of the Canopus branch of the Nile.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2001/06/07/world/main295469.shtml (705 words)

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	www.etravel.gr /herakleion.html (97 words)

	Ancient Herakleion in the Bay of Aboukir of Egypt
		Ancient Herakleion in the Bay of Aboukir of Egypt
		The cartographic (map making) record of the seabed in the Bay of Aboukir and the new archaeological finds and antique texts make it possible to identify the sunken structures as the city of Herakleion with its temple of Heracles-Khonsu.
		Heracleion once stood at the mouth of a branch of the Nile that has since disappeared in the sea.
	ancientneareast.tripod.com /Herakleion_Aboukir.html (121 words)

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