Ancient shipwrecks

Gela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is one of the few in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital.Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential polis of Magna Graecia in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and d

late Bronze Age shipwreck

Ancient Roman ships, found in lake of Nemi in 1929

ancient Greek merchant ship wreck

Roman shipwreck dating from the 2nd quarter of the 1st century BC

archaeological site in Tunisia

Punic shipwreck from 3 century BC

Alkedo is a preserved Roman shipwreck that sank in the 1st century AD, and was discovered during a construction project in Pisa, Italy.