[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: and is located -86 cm lower than the current sea level ::

So, the seas have been rising at least 86cm for the last 2400 years.
Those SUCs strike again.
(Sport Utility Chariots).

[SunkenCiv]

That end of the Med is (mostly) sinking into the Earth. A search on Herod's Caesarea port, or submerged Anatolian tombs, or submerged Greek cities / Helike will turn up enough to keep most people busy all day. :^)