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  • thisisauserid 1 hours

    A Byzantine lost city around the year 400 CE.

  • honeycrispy 57 minutes

    I wish I could go back in time and visit to see what it was like.

  • m0llusk 1 hours

    The Ancient Architects video on YouTube has a quite good summary of the history of this site.

  • cmrdporcupine 1 hours

    ... Do we have a better source than Daily Mail?

    Here: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/byzantine-city-with-writt...

    and https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/04/archaeologists...

    sshagent 1 hours

    thank you.

  • dominotw 59 minutes

    this is amazing. I am ancient egypt nerd but sucks that egypt is in egypt. I got scammed last time i went there and ppl were rude and agrresive.

    nashashmi 40 minutes

    Best way not to get scammed is to hire a tour guide. Best care. Best everything. They will tell you what to watch for. If you love Egyptology like others do, you are going to be in the targeted category for advertisement, souvenirs, and scams.

    zulux 41 minutes

    You're not allowed to notice things.

    50 minutes

    39 minutes

    waschl 49 minutes

    can you tell a bit more about how you got scammed? I was in Cairo twice for business and our hosts organized nice trips through the historic sites and new museum. I intend to go there with my family one day

    honeycrispy 40 minutes

    Sonny from the "Best Ever Food Review Show" had a similar experience to op. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LzuZrkEY18

    dominotw 38 minutes

    https://youtube.com/shorts/iCInGp4cxhc

    i guess you might be ok if you are cocooned in a safe travel group. I travel more independently, freely and let things come to me. Going on planned group iternary isnt much of an interest for me at the moment.

    zulux 33 minutes

    I absolutely hate tours and being penned in. However, if I see expats or locals in a tour group, it tells me there's some value there I'm missing. Served me well in India and parts of South America, for example.