The ancient city of Canopus was known for "all sorts of licentious behavior" before it sank beneath the Bay of Abū Qīr off the coast of Alexandria in the eighth century C.E.

Divers and archaeologists working off the coast of Alexandria in northern Egypt have recovered a collection of artifacts from a sunken city believed to be part of ancient Canopus. The operation yielded monumental statues, architectural remains, and other relics dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.

The discovery, announced this week by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities , sheds new light on a city that flourished more than 2,000 years ago before vanishing beneath the waves.

Unearthing Canopus Beneath The Sea

On August 21, 2025, a crane lifted three large stone works from the shallow seabed in A

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