| The Submerged Antiquities Section displays some of the artifacts discovered in the Eastern Harbor of Alexandria and at the Bay of Abukir, where once existed the cities of Thonis-Heracleion, Canopus and Menouthis. |
| The Orient exploding after being hit by British guns during the Battle of Abukir Bay in August 1798, as depicted by Arnald George. |
| Meanwhile, Napoleon's forces annihilated a series of Egyptian and Ottoman armies at the battles of the Pyramids, Mount Tabor, and Abukir. |
| Once three feet above sea level, Herakleion now lies buried about 20 feet below the surface in the sediments of the Bay of Abukir off the north coast of Egypt. |
| The sand matched the sand found on the present-day beaches of Abukir and not the silt that subsequently covered the sea bottom. |
| Napoleon attacked the Turkish beachheads and scored a crushing victory at the Battle of Abukir, capturing and killing the entire enemy army. |
