Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat found by archaeologists off Alexandria coast

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat buried off the coast of Alexandria. Researchers estimate that the 35-metre-long vessel dates back to the early first century AD. The well-preserved cruiser seems to match the description of similar vessels by the ancient Greek historian Strabo, who wrote that they were “luxuriously fitted out” and carried passengers who “play the flute and dance without restraint and with extreme licentiousness”. It’s “phenomenal to have the archaeological correlate” to these ancient descriptions for the first time.