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Ptolemy S Lighthouse Location News

Headless Egypt King Statue Found; Link to Cleopatra's Tomb? Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 3:25PMUnearthed at an Egyptian temple, the figure is likely of Egypt's King Ptolemy IV—suggesting a link to Cleopatra's tomb, dig leaders say.
Iran's plan to ditch Tehran echoed in Ancient World Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 9:52AMIran has taken a step closer to its goal of moving its capital away from Tehran to a new, as yet unbuilt location near the town of Qom. This seems like an extreme move but it's one that has been rep...
Iran's plan to ditch Tehran echoed in Ancient World Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 8:20AMIran has taken a step closer to its goal of moving its capital away from Tehran to a new, as yet unbuilt location near the town of Qom. This seems like an extreme move but it's one that has been repeated throughout history - as far back as the Egyptian dynasties of the Middle Kingdom, in ancient China and many times during the Roman empire.
A beacon's rebirth Friday, June 5, 2009 @ 12:57AMSince its construction between 285 and 246 BC on the island of Pharos off the Eastern Cape (which was connected to the mainland by means of a man-made dyke seven stadions long and hence known as the Heptastadion -- thus giving Alexandria city a double harbour) the lighthouse built by the Greek architect Sastrotus of Cnidus during the reign of Ptolemy II has been famous one way or another.