Ptolemaic and Roman ruins unearthed in Alexandria's Moharram Bek district

On May 2, 2026, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of exceptional Ptolemaic and Roman remains in the Moharram Bek district of central Alexandria. A salvage mission by the Supreme Council of Antiquities uncovered circular public baths from the Ptolemaic period, a Roman villa with black-and-white and polychrome mosaics using opus tessellatum and opus sectile techniques, and marble statues of Greco-Roman deities including Bacchus, Asclepius, and possibly Minerva. The site also yielded a sophisticated hydraulic system, a basin, oil lamps, coins, ceramics, and stamped amphora fragments. Professor Mohamed Abdel-Badi noted the site offers a complete model of residential and functional architecture in ancient Alexandria. Hicham Hussein stated the finds fill an important archaeological gap in the southeast sector, helping redraw the city's ancient map and reassess 19th-century work by Mahmoud Bey el-Falaki. The stratigraphic sequence spans Ptolemaic to Byzantine eras, indicating continuous occupation. Restoration is underway; notable pieces will join the Greco-Roman Museum of Alexandria.