Word: canopus
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...Lord Nelson in 1798 during the Battle of Abukir. Turning to the antique world, Goddio used the magnetometer to develop the most detailed map ever made of the ancient Egyptian coastline. Excavations based on this topographical research led to his discovery of Herakleion and part of the city of Canopus in the same year. Without doubt, Goddio's most glamorous work has been mapping and excavating the Royal Quarters of Alexandria. He identified the probable site of Cleopatra's palace on the island of Antirrhodos, which featured an esplanade lined with statues and granite columns. At about the same time...