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Roger Stone · AlexandriaStone blocks from the lighthouse, Alexandria, Egypt ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT—Built in the third century b.c., the Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Reaching a height of 330 feet, it was one of the world’s tallest man-made structures for centuries until it was toppled by earthquakes around the fourteenth century. Its ruins were rediscovered by underwater archaeologists beneath Alexandria harbor in 1994. Now, acc…See the Story
Submerged Blocks of Alexandria's Ancient Lighthouse Lifted From Seafloor - Archaeology Magazine
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Christianity · AlexandriaThe God-given spirituality of love that was the mainspring of early Christianity was still enshrined in the monastic life after Constantine became emperor and Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the Roman Empire by Theodosius the Great in AD 381. It was this consecrated form of life that was now used to renew the secular world that was rapidly going downhill. The plan for renewal involved taking the spiritual life that was flour…Read Article
Monasticism to the Rescue ~ The Imaginative Conservative
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Archaeology · AlexandriaArchaeologists have recovered twenty-two stone blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Also known as the Lighthouse of Pharos, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was completed during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC) in the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Estimates suggest that the lighthouse stood at least 100 metres in height and was topped by a giant furnace and mirror that could …Read Article
Blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria recovered from seabed
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