Maritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)
Oxford University
6 episodes
2 weeks ago
What can we learn from the remains of two temples in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria? Franck Goddio and Damian Robinson talk latest research results and share updates on the condition of the team’s support vessel, Princess Duda. Franck Goddio, President of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology
(IEASM) and Damian Robinson, Director of the Oxford Centre for Maritime
Archaeology (OCMA) met at the University of Oxford where they attend a
conference on maritime Alexandria. In the picturesque courtyard of Harris
Manchester College, they talk about the latest results of the excavations and
detailed research on two temples in the sunken royal quarter of the ancient
Portus Magnus of Alexandria: the temple to Poseidon and the temple to Isis.
They also discuss the general state of play of this long-term research project
off the coast of Egypt, including the condition of the team’s support vessel,
Princess Duda, which has a major refit.
Franck Goddio’s keynote lecture on the temple to Poseidon can be watched here:
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/temple-poseidon-portus-magnus-alexandria
For more information about the OCMA: https://ocma.web.ox.ac.uk/
For more information about Franck Goddio and the European Institute for
Underwater Archaeology (IEASM): https://www.ieasm.org/
https://www.franckgoddio.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@Franck_Goddio
For more information about the Hilti Foundation:
https://www.hiltifoundation.org/
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What can we learn from the remains of two temples in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria? Franck Goddio and Damian Robinson talk latest research results and share updates on the condition of the team’s support vessel, Princess Duda. Franck Goddio, President of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology
(IEASM) and Damian Robinson, Director of the Oxford Centre for Maritime
Archaeology (OCMA) met at the University of Oxford where they attend a
conference on maritime Alexandria. In the picturesque courtyard of Harris
Manchester College, they talk about the latest results of the excavations and
detailed research on two temples in the sunken royal quarter of the ancient
Portus Magnus of Alexandria: the temple to Poseidon and the temple to Isis.
They also discuss the general state of play of this long-term research project
off the coast of Egypt, including the condition of the team’s support vessel,
Princess Duda, which has a major refit.
Franck Goddio’s keynote lecture on the temple to Poseidon can be watched here:
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/temple-poseidon-portus-magnus-alexandria
For more information about the OCMA: https://ocma.web.ox.ac.uk/
For more information about Franck Goddio and the European Institute for
Underwater Archaeology (IEASM): https://www.ieasm.org/
https://www.franckgoddio.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@Franck_Goddio
For more information about the Hilti Foundation:
https://www.hiltifoundation.org/
The temple to Poseidon in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria
Maritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)
55 minutes
3 weeks ago
The temple to Poseidon in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria
Franck Goddio presents his research on the remains of a large religious complex in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria. The existence of a temple to Poseidon is mentioned by Strabo in his description of the Portus Magnus of Alexandria: “Next to the Poseidium, which is an arm projecting from the so-called Emporion, on which is a temple of Poseidon…” (Geogr. 17, 1,9). In this lecture Franck Goddio presents the research of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) in the Portus Magnus and on this “arm” of land which stands out clearly on the topographical map obtained.
At the base of this peninsula, the remains of a large monument are still visible, partially sticking out of the sediment. Limestone ashlars, pink granite blocks, fragments of pink granite columns, and imposing mortar blocks are scattered on an area of over 3,000 square meters. The study of the monument’s environment reveals the existence of a large religious complex giving rise to an ambitious urban planning concept.
This lecture was recorded as part of the 2025 conference "Alexandria and the Sea II" held by the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology at Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford.
For more information about the OCMA: https://ocma.web.ox.ac.uk/
For more information about the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM):
https://www.ieasm.org/
https://www.franckgoddio.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@Franck_Goddio
For more information about the Hilti Foundation: https://www.hiltifoundation.org/
Maritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)
What can we learn from the remains of two temples in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria? Franck Goddio and Damian Robinson talk latest research results and share updates on the condition of the team’s support vessel, Princess Duda. Franck Goddio, President of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology
(IEASM) and Damian Robinson, Director of the Oxford Centre for Maritime
Archaeology (OCMA) met at the University of Oxford where they attend a
conference on maritime Alexandria. In the picturesque courtyard of Harris
Manchester College, they talk about the latest results of the excavations and
detailed research on two temples in the sunken royal quarter of the ancient
Portus Magnus of Alexandria: the temple to Poseidon and the temple to Isis.
They also discuss the general state of play of this long-term research project
off the coast of Egypt, including the condition of the team’s support vessel,
Princess Duda, which has a major refit.
Franck Goddio’s keynote lecture on the temple to Poseidon can be watched here:
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/temple-poseidon-portus-magnus-alexandria
For more information about the OCMA: https://ocma.web.ox.ac.uk/
For more information about Franck Goddio and the European Institute for
Underwater Archaeology (IEASM): https://www.ieasm.org/
https://www.franckgoddio.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@Franck_Goddio
For more information about the Hilti Foundation:
https://www.hiltifoundation.org/