The Sunken City of Baia
THE ROMAN EMPERORS USED TO SPEND THEIR SUMMERS IN THE CITY OF BAIA, NEAR NAPLES. WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME, HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF THEIR LUXURY VILLAS BECAME IMMERSED UNDER WATER.
Italian and Spanish researchers have now applied microscopic and geochemical techniques to confirm that the marble used to cover these ancient Roman buildings came from Carrara and other marble quarries in Turkey and Greece – valuable information for archaeologists and historians.
The area which is now the Underwater Archaeological Park of Baia, just outside of Naples (Italy), was an important Roman bath city between the 1st century BC and the 3rd century AD where emperors such as Augustus and Nero owned leisure villas. Over the centuries, however, part of this ancient city became submerged five metres below sea level as a result of the subsidence coastal area.
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http://www.heritagedaily.com/…/light-and-manganese-to-disco…
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-sunken-city-of-baia
Youtube Baia, The underwater city
http://www.heritagedaily.com/…/light-and-manganese-to-disco…
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-sunken-city-of-baia
Youtube Baia, The underwater city
