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Gela
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
Uluburun shipwreck
late Bronze Age shipwreck
Nemi ships
Ancient Roman ships, found in lake of Nemi in 1929
Kyrenia ship
ancient Greek merchant ship wreck
Antikythera wreck
Roman shipwreck dating from the 2nd quarter of the 1st century BC
Mahdia shipwreck
archaeological site in Tunisia
Marsala Punic shipwreck
Punic shipwreck from 3 century BC
Alkedo
Alkedo is a preserved Roman shipwreck that sank in the 1st century AD, and was discovered during a construction project in Pisa, Italy.