An 'exceptional' Roman shipwreck was discovered with hundreds of intact 2,000-year-old jars off the coast of Italy

Sat, 07/29/2023 - 05:54

An image of a pile Ancient Roman vases at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea. — The Italian Carabinieri discovered the remains of an Ancient Roman cargo ship full of terracotta jars, or "amphorae."
Carabinieri

Relics of an ancient Roman cargo ship were found near Rome on Friday.
The vessel was filled with hundreds of Roman vases, and is estimated to be more than 20 meters long.
The local police authority called the discovery "exceptional."

The wreck of a 2,000-year-old Roman cargo ship was found off the coast of Italy on Friday in what archaeologists have described as an "exceptional" discovery.

The vessel, dating back to the second or first century BC, was found loaded with hundreds of ancient Roman terracotta jars, also known as amphorae.