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11. Which ancient city was utterly wiped out by a natural disaster?
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Thonis-Heracleion was an essential Egyptian port city connected by a system of bridges. It was likely swept away by a combination of earthquakes, floods, and tsunamis in around 2000BCE. Its remains were discovered in 1933 by a British pilot when he spotted something ancient ruins in the waters over Abu Qir Bay.
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11. Which ancient city was utterly wiped out by a natural disaster?
- Athens, Greece
- Heracleion-Thonis, Egypt
- Cordoba, Spain
- Rome, Italy
