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简介:DocumentaryfollowingateamofmaritimearchaeologistsastheyuncovertheremarkablecityofHeracleion,losttotheseaandforgottenforovertwothousandyears. Inthefadingdaysofthepharaohs,thecityofHeracleionwasthegatewaytoEgyptandaportbeyondcompare.Inthe4thcenturyBC,thiswasanopulentandprosperousplaceadornedwithstatuesandsphinxes.ItwasacityofreligioussignificanceandhometothetempleofAmun.Inthe2ndcenturyBCitwaswipedoffthefaceoftheearth.Inamysterioussubsidence,thecoastlinedroppedbyover20ftandHeracleionwasconsumedbythesea.ThelostcitysleptforcenturiesbeneaththewatersoftheMediterranean. In2000,archaeologistsmadeanincrediblefind.Usingancienttexts,theydiscoveredthecity'sremainssixkilometresofftheEgyptiancoastandonly10metresunderwater.Pristinelypreserved,itisanarchaeologicaljewel-anancientEgyptiancityfrozenintime.Theglorioustemples,statues,housesandboatsofthecitieslieperfectlypreservedbythesea,providingasnapshotofancientEgyptianlife.Butmanymysteriesremain.Whatcausedthissacredcitytoplungeintothesea?Andwhydiditsinhabitantsdeliberatelysinkover65ancientwarships?…