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How did people calculate the circumference of the Earth with just a stick?
More than 2,000 years ago, an ancient scientist used only a stick to calculate the approximate circumference of the Earth with 99% accuracy.
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More than 2000 years ago, a Greek knew that the Earth was spherical and calculated its circumference.
It was only in the 20th century that we launched satellites into space to determine the circumference of the Earth, but 2,000 years ago, a Greek man did it.
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What happened to the Alexandria lighthouse?
As one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the lighthouse stood tall over the port of Alexandria (Egypt) for many centuries.
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The millennial lighthouse does not turn off: More than 90m high, standing nearly 55km away, you can still see it
Built in the city named after Alexander the Great, this lighthouse has been shining for over a thousand years guiding ships into the Egyptian harbor.
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The truth about Queen Cleopatra: Both beautiful and fluent in 8 languages
Cleopatra was the only person of that time who could speak Ancient Egyptian and read hieroglyphs.
Archeology
Egypt discovered a large pottery workshop from the Roman period in the city of Alexandria
According to Mustafa Waziri - General Secretary of the Supreme Council for Antiquities in Egypt, the Roman pottery workshop has many kilns, including two that are chisel…
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History of the ancient library of Alexandria
According to legend, the library was founded in the 3rd century BC and destroyed around the end of the Roman period, containing millions of cataloged texts. Scholars sti…
Environment
Rising sea levels threaten to engulf the Egyptian port city of Alexandria
Alexandria, the beautiful city on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, is at risk of being drowned by climate change.
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Legendary legend about people with purple eyes
Do you know the color of the eyes of people outside brown, blue and green also has ... purple or not?
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The truth is little known about the legendary Alexandria lighthouse
Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This famous Greek lighthouse lasted 1,500 years, built to guide ships into Alexandria safe.
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What was the first vending machine launched 20 centuries ago?
Few people know that the vending machine was born about 2000 years ago, in the first century AD.
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Cleopatra scientist
Cleopatra may not be as sexy as described by Greek and Roman scholars, but a brilliant scientist.
Archeology
Egypt opened the lid of ancient stone coffin 2,000 years
The mysterious black coffin does not contain Alexander the Great's corpse or the deadly curse as previously speculated.
Archeology
Thousands of people demanded drinking liquid in the Egyptian coffin for 2,000 years
Archaeologists opened a 2,000-year-old black coffin in Alexandria, Egypt on July 19 to learn about the interior.
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What is the red liquid 16,000 people want to drink in Egyptian coffins?
According to New.com.au, red liquid decomposes 3 mummies in a coffin made of black granite in Alexandria, Egypt.