VI · The Serapeum · 21 July 365 CE
The tsunami
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An earthquake under the sea sends a wave over the coast. Ammianus says ships were thrown onto the roofs of Alexandria. The drowned shore of the palace quarter lies under the eastern harbour today.
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Sources (2)
- Ammianus Marcellinus 26.10.15–19
- F. Goddio and A. Bernand, Sunken Egypt: Alexandria (London: Periplus, 2004)