Underwater Archaeologist To Address Cleopatra Symposium In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- French underwater archeologist Franck Goddio is in Philadelphia for a special symposium this weekend at the Franklin Institute.
Goddio (above) has wrapped up his latest dive in the Bay of Alexandria, in Egypt, calling this his best year of discovery since the site opened.
His latest discoveries include large bronze statuettes of Greek gods in a Temple of Isis, where Cleopatra once worshipped:
"It's the first time we are finding those bronze statuettes in Alexandria. We found many of those in Aboukir Bay and in the second city of Heracleion, but not in Alexandria."
Hear the entire interview in this KYW Podcast...
Goddio is in Philadelphia to speak at a symposium at the Franklin Institute this Friday and Saturday on the transition of the Hellenic world to the Roman world during Cleopatra's time. The exhibit, Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt, is at the Franklin Institute through January 2nd.
Reported by Karin Phillips, KYW Newsradio 1060.
