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Ancient Rome: Sunken City Devastated by a Tsunami 1,600 Years Ago Discovered off Tunisian Coast
Newsweek ^
| September 1, 2017
| Callum Paton
Posted on 05/29/2023 12:46:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The discovery has revealed the Roman city of Neapolis, with its networks of submerged streets and monuments, was a crucial trading hub in ancient north Africa.
The fourth century tsunami that partly destroyed Neapolis was well recorded at the time. It struck in Alexandria, one of the great seats of learning in the ancient world as well as the Greek Island of Crete...
The further recovery of Roman food products, including roughly 100 tanks of fermented fish that was used as a condiment known as garum in the Roman empire, has told the archaeological team more about Neapolis's history...
The Tunisian and Italian team began the search for the remains of Neapolis in 2010. They only found the 50 acres of ancient ruins this summer because of favorable weather conditions.
Neapolis, which means 'new city' in Greek, was founded in the fifth century B.C. by ancient Greek colonists. It is now known in Tunisia by the name Nabuel, which was built on the site of the old city. A popular tourist destination, it is a modern-day center for Tunisian pottery.
The city has changed hands several times over the ages, transferring to Carthaginian, Roman and then Arab rule.
Because of it's unique history, created by the ebb and flow of colonization and conquest on the shores of the Mediterranean, the Tunisian landscape is home to some of the most impressive examples of Greek, Phoenician, Roman, Byzantine, Arab and European heritage sites. They include the Carthaginian capital of Carthage. The ruins, characterized by their tall Phoenician pillars, are spread across a modern Tunisian city that shares the same name. It became a UNESCO world heritage site in 1979.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: africa; alexandria; ammianusmarcellinus; ancientnavigation; archaeology; catastrophism; crete; garum; godsgravesglyphs; greece; liquamen; nabuel; neapolis; romanempire; tsunami; tsunamis; tunisia; tunisian
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To: Verginius Rufus
The area was under Vandal rule for about a century so maybe they will find some spray-painted graffiti.
Will the graffiti be Latin : For a good time, see Cassia 🤓
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posted on
05/29/2023 3:20:23 PM PDT
by
Deplorable American1776
(Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
To: Deplorable American1776
Probably more on the lines of Romanes eunt domus.
To: SunkenCiv
Gag! I’m not surprised the fish sauce survived a tsunami-all 100 tanks of it-that stuff would probably survive a direct nuclear blast...
I’ll bet it was made the same way as the Thai/Vietnamese fish sauce is...
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posted on
05/29/2023 3:52:08 PM PDT
by
Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
To: Texan5
:^) The sea is partly fish pee.
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posted on
05/29/2023 3:54:47 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: SunkenCiv
"I don't drink water, fish ____ in it!"
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posted on
05/29/2023 3:56:34 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
“At least I’m not in Neapolis.”
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posted on
05/29/2023 3:57:59 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: katana
MrT5 loved Thai and Vietnamese fish sauce-I got it for him at the oriental market in Kerrville every time I went there-I have never tasted the stuff-I would almost gag just from the smell of it-even worse than kimchee...
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posted on
05/29/2023 3:58:15 PM PDT
by
Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
To: SunkenCiv
Yes-but it isn’t fish sauce...
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posted on
05/29/2023 4:01:41 PM PDT
by
Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
To: Texan5
I wonder if the Finns like fish sauce...
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posted on
05/29/2023 4:16:10 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: Texan5
I was once introduced to a condiment popular in Singapore. To me it smelled (and looked) like vomit. And once made the mistake of choosing Filipino versus western style fish soup. Lifted the lid off the bowl and ... whew! No problem with durian fruit, and love kimchee (wife can’t stand it) but I understand where you’re coming from.
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:13:21 PM PDT
by
katana
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/29/2023 7:56:47 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, Wookies Are From Kashyyyk)
To: null and void
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posted on
05/29/2023 8:34:45 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: SunkenCiv
So it was a Sunken Civ?.......................
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posted on
05/30/2023 5:38:10 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
I barely managed to save my laptop and get back online.
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posted on
05/30/2023 6:32:30 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/30/2023 6:41:32 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/30/2023 6:50:04 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, Wookies Are From Kashyyyk)
To: null and void
That’s probably what it tastes like.
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posted on
05/30/2023 7:06:00 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/30/2023 7:17:17 AM PDT
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null and void
(Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, Wookies Are From Kashyyyk)
To: null and void
Technically, if ya can eat it, it’s edible. The outcome of eating stuff varies. :^)
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posted on
05/30/2023 7:20:04 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/30/2023 7:21:11 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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