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The Lost Baths of Cleopatra

The Ancients

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Is Marjorie Venet's Book in the Library?

Egypt was in lockdown during the pandemic last year. Daniele Salvaldi wanted to get a hold of Marjorie Venet's book on Alexandria and archaeology. He couldn't find it so he used Google Earth to see if he could locate the area where she locates the tomb. The grand catacomb is positioned between two diagonal streets, which are recognizable from Google Earth. This is an industrial area of modern times as in ancient times there were main harbors for both Alexander the Great and Clepatro.

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