Healthy Home Newsletter June 2018 - Volume XVl, Issue 6

June 2018 - Volume XVI, Issue 6
A Wonder: The Lighthouse of Alexandria
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria was a tower built in the 3 rd
century BC on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt, to serve as
that port’s landmark, and later, its lighthouse.
With a height estimated at between 377-492 feet of red granite
covered by white marble it was among the tallest man-made
structures on Earth for many centuries, and was identified as one of
the Seven Wonders of the World by Antipater of Sidon. It may have
been the tallest building (after the two great Pyramids) for its entire
life.
Pharos was a small island just off the coast of Alexandria. It was
linked to the mainland by a man-made connection named the
Heptastadion, which thus formed one side of the city’s harbor. As the
Egyptian coast is very flat and lacking in the kind of landmark used at
the time for navigation, a marker of some sort at the mouth of the
harbor was deemed necessary - a function that Pharos was initially
designed to serve. Use of the building as a lighthouse, with a fire and
reflective mirrors at the top, is thought to date to around the 1st
century AD, during the Roman period. Prior to that time the Pharos
served solely as a landmark or day beacon.
Canada has quite a few unusual place names
Here are 4 of them:
1. Sober Island, N.S. (Which has its own brewing company!)
2. Mayo, Yukon. (A remote town with one eatery.)
3. Vulcan, Alta. (And, yes, locals have worn pointy ears — but only
for special occasions.)
4. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alta. (Where archeologists
recently unearthed a 1,600 year old meal.)
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Eating Well
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*Healthy Recipes
*Meal Plans
*Special Diets
*Losing Weight
*Instructional videos
*And more
www.EatingWell.com
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