Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

thisisauserid•about 2 hours ago

A Byzantine lost city around the year 400 CE.

derdi•8 minutes ago

Not singling you out, all the articles do it, but: Strange to call this Byzantine. The coins found are from the reign of Constantius II, who at times ruled the whole empire alone (as did his successor Julian). The idea that the East, even when administered separately, was some foreign/"Byzantine"/not-really-Roman "other" was invented much later.

honeycrispy•about 2 hours ago

I wish I could go back in time and visit to see what it was like.

dominotw•about 2 hours ago

this is amazing. I am ancient egypt nerd but sucks that egypt is in egypt. I got scammed last time i went there and ppl were rude and agrresive.

al_borland•39 minutes ago

I haven't been to Egypt and I've heard nothing but bad things from multiple sources. This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. It's really disappointing, as I'd love to see some of the history there.

eahm•33 minutes ago

>This is the only place in the world where I can say this about.

Really dude? About India? South America in general, especially Brazil?

I traveled a lot and I love everywhere, everyone and everything buy there are some places that scam 24/7.

jmspring•23 minutes ago

A friend - female, white, blonde - while in india on a business trip had to deal with inapprorpaite behavior including individuals visibly touching themselves inappropriately...not my jam.

al_borland•26 minutes ago

I spent 6 weeks in India, mostly for work, but also ventured out quite a bit. I didn't really have any major issues and would go back. That said, I wasn't in any of the major tourist areas. My cousin has also started going there for work more recently and has enjoyed it a lot. I was little more nervous for her as a woman going by herself.

But to your point, when I think about it, I do hear a lot of negative things from others. A lot of people tried to talk me out of going there, but none of them had actually been there. The negative stuff I've heard about Egypt has all been from people who have been there.

gorgonian•19 minutes ago

I’ve been to two cities in Brazil and had no issues whatsoever. I’m sure it happens, but no one tried to rob us or scam us.

spiderfarmer•37 minutes ago

The bad things are all true. Scamming people is their default. You can’t trust anyone you haven’t paid.

BoggleOhYeah•22 minutes ago

Eh. I concede that there are a ton of scammers in the tourist areas.

However, I think a lot of people used to the manners of the West really struggle with Egypt’s (admittedly, exhausting) haggling culture.

BoggleOhYeah•26 minutes ago

Yeah. Unfortunately, that’s true of almost any place that is overcrowded to that extent. Their stagnant economy doesn’t help.

nashashmi•about 1 hour ago

Best way not to get scammed is to hire a tour guide. Best care. Best everything. They will tell you what to watch for. If you love Egyptology like others do, you are going to be in the targeted category for advertisement, souvenirs, and scams.

waschl•about 2 hours ago

can you tell a bit more about how you got scammed? I was in Cairo twice for business and our hosts organized nice trips through the historic sites and new museum. I intend to go there with my family one day

honeycrispy•about 1 hour ago

Sonny from the "Best Ever Food Review Show" had a similar experience to op. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LzuZrkEY18

dominotw•about 1 hour ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/iCInGp4cxhc

i guess you might be ok if you are cocooned in a safe travel group. I travel more independently, freely and let things come to me. Going on planned group iternary isnt much of an interest for me at the moment.

zulux•about 1 hour ago

You're not allowed to notice things.

m0llusk•about 2 hours ago

The Ancient Architects video on YouTube has a quite good summary of the history of this site.

cmrdporcupine•about 2 hours ago

... Do we have a better source than Daily Mail?

Here: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/byzantine-city-with-writt...

and https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/04/archaeologists...

sshagent•about 2 hours ago

thank you.

Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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