{"id":119528,"date":"2023-10-03T21:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=119528"},"modified":"2023-10-03T21:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:04:19","slug":"floods-reveal-long-lost-parts-of-ancient-city-for-first-time-in-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/floods-reveal-long-lost-parts-of-ancient-city-for-first-time-in-generations\/","title":{"rendered":"Floods reveal long-lost parts of ancient city for first time in generations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ruins of an ancient Greek city have been found after flooding washed away the earth covering the former settlement.<\/p>\n

The old buildings were uncovered at the archaeological site of Cyrene, Libya, after the area was devastated by torrential downpours from Storm Daniel. The rain caused two dams close to the nearby city of Derna to burst their banks, killing nearly 11,000 people and washing away much of the debris that had been hiding the structures.<\/p>\n

The ancient city was founded on Libya's Mediterranean coast in 631 BC by settlers from the Greek island of Thera in the Aegean Sea. It was one of the most significant cities during the 4th century BC and was then taken over by Romans before it was hit by an earthquake.<\/p>\n

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After being abandoned the ancient city was rediscovered in the 18th century before being made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some of its most important landmarks include baths, temples, monuments to the Greek gods and an amphitheater.<\/p>\n

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However, many of its structures remained hidden underground until now. After the flooding authorities in Libya visited Cyrene to assess the damage and save the remaining ruins, when they discovered the previously hidden buildings.<\/p>\n

Claudia Gazzini, senior Libya analyst with the non-profit organisation International Crisis Group, told Newsweek a series of slabs discovered thanks to the flooding could have been the cover of a Roman sewage system. She added archaeologists had even found new walls of the Sanctuary of Demeter, a temple in the area.<\/p>\n

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