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Fall Asleep with Frank — A Slow Look at the Lighthouse of Alexandria

Fall Asleep with Frank — A Slow Look at the Lighthouse of Alexandria

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Tonight on Fall Asleep with Frank, settle in as Frank tells the slow, gentle story of the Lighthouse of Alexandria — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and one of the most remarkable structures ever built by human hands.

Before there was a lighthouse, there was only a flat, quiet island called Pharos, sitting at the edge of the Nile Delta where the river met the sea. Then Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria nearby, a causeway was built across the water, and a tower began to rise — pale limestone and red granite, three tapering sections climbing more than a hundred metres into the sky above the Mediterranean.

Frank traces the story from the shallow shoals that made the Egyptian coastline so dangerous for sailors, through the reign of Ptolemy the First who commissioned the great tower, to the enormous granite blocks that French archaeologists found resting on the harbour floor centuries after the building finally fell. Along the way, there is a quieter story too — a man named Sostratus, who wanted his name remembered, and what he may have done to ensure it.

This is a calm, unhurried sleep story — no rush, no drama, just the slow accumulation of history, told softly in the dark. Perfect for anyone who finds sleep easier with a gentle voice and a story that goes nowhere in particular, very slowly indeed.

Ideal for winding down, managing insomnia, or simply giving your mind something peaceful to rest on. A calming episode to help you relax and fall asleep.

This episode includes AI-generated content.
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