Egyptian mystery
Around the second century B.C., however, the city center collapsed due to soil liquification, possibly triggered by earthquakes, tsunamis, or floods. Since then, large statues, animal sarcophagi, temple ruins, pottery shards, jewelry, coins, and even 2,400-year-old fruit baskets have been pulled from the waves, thus shining new light on this real-life Atlantis. An Egyptian port city on the Mediterranean Sea, Thonis Heracleion served as a major trading hub prior to the founding of nearby Alexandria around 331 B.C. Eventually, all of Thonis-Heracleion sank underwater, where it remained lost to time until being rediscovered in the early 2000s by marine archaeologist. Mythical hero Heracles and Helen of Troy both supposedly spent time there. Such is the mystery of Djedefre’s pyramid. While some speculate that Romans might have destroyed it for its stones, others assume that people hated Djedefre so much that they took down the pyramid themselves. According to various research