Wow.. That’s incredible. So much lost to Alexandria, and it’s nice whenever anything at all is found.
And the mosaic floor appears to be in nice shape.
Yes. Hero of Alexandria is credited with the invention of the aeolipile, also known as Hero's Engine. This was a rotating device powered by steam created over an open flame.
It's hard to imagine where we would be today if the power of the steam engine had been harnessed two thousand years earlier than it was.
Agreed. The loss, to me, equates to the Spanish destruction of so many Mayan codices and other cultures.