Thonis and Heracleion revealed as the same place

Originally shared by British Museum

This stela helped archaeologists solve a 2,000-year-old mystery, revealing that the cities of Thonis (in Egyptian) and Heracleion (in Greek) were in fact the same place! The tablet details the taxation on imports and exports going through the city http://ow.ly/bfDB303Wwdr

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