Mystery of Cleopatra's palace on the sea floor

Mystery of Cleopatra's palace on the sea floor increasingly revealed . In a dive mission , Tuesday, May 25, 2010 , a team of scientists got the key findings in the ruins beneath the sea , which is believed to be the palace complex and the Temple of Isis , where once reigned queen of ancient Egypt .

The ruins on the seabed around the island Anthirodos , which is located near the port city of Alexandria , Egypt . Valuables from the ruins of the palace , which was first discovered in 1996 , will be exhibited in the United States ( U.S.) from the beginning of June.

The divers swim in a pile of limestone sinks to the seabed in the earthquake and tsunamis more than 1,600 years ago . Teams of divers from a number of countries painstakingly dig one underwater archaeological sites in the world 's richest . They also took the awesome heritage artifacts Cleopatra era , known as the last ruler of the dynasty of Ancient Egypt before being colonized by the Roman Empire in 30 BCE (BCE ) .

Using the latest technology , the team detected banguan ruins buried deep below the harbor sediment rest . Finally a team of divers to confirm the accuracy of the description of the city of Alexandria , which was abandoned by the geographer and historian of Greece about 2,000 years ago. Since the early 1990s, the topographical surveys allowed the research team led by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio , to conquer the harbor of Alexandria field of vision is very less . " This location is a unique site in the world , " said Goddio who has spent two decades to find the lost city

This exploration took a team of divers visiting the palace and temple complex of Isis . That's where Cleopatra a love affair with Roman general , Mark Antony ( Mark Antony ) . They allegedly committed suicide following the defeat of his former allies Antony , Octavian , in the Civil War . Octavian then appear with the name of the lead Roman Emperor Augustus .

Teams of divers find a central place in the life of Cleopatra - Antony dramatic pair , including the Timonium , where Antony withdrew from the outside world after the defeat of Octavian . The building has not been completed already done because Antony committed suicide . They also found a large head -shaped stone , which is strongly suspected as Caesarion , son of Cleopatra and her lover before Antony , Julius Caesar . The team also found two sphinxes that one of them is probably the picture of Cleopatra 's father , Ptolemy XII . Discovery in the waters of Alexandria will be on display at the Franklin Institute , Philadelphia , United States ( U.S. ) from June 5 to January 2, 2010 in the exhibition titled " Cleopatra : The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt " . Exhibition will then continue to other cities in North America . Associated Press