Numerous tombs, baths, statues and artifacts confirm the importance of the city as a center of foreign trade in the Mediterranean basin throughout different historical periods
The Egyptian archaeological mission headed by Mr. Qutb Fawzi, head of the Central Department of Antiquities of the Sea Face and Sinai, succeeded in uncovering the necropolis of Marsa Matrouh during the Roman era during excavation work in the Umm al-Rakham archaeological area in Matrouh Governorate.
Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, stressed the importance of this discovery as it indicates the role played by the ancient city of Marsa Matrouh as a center of foreign trade in the Mediterranean basin not only during the Roman era, but throughout different historical periods.
The mission discovered two rock-cut tombs of the Catacomb style, known in the Roman period, with 29 burial places, a number of glass lamps, carved and decorated sacrificial tables, a statue of a man wearing the distinctive Roman “toga,” a ram, a bust of an unidentified woman, and some bronze coins. In addition to a bathhouse complete with architectural elements, reception halls, seating areas, bathing rooms, tanks, and drains were found inside.
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities expressed his happiness

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