Off the Croatian island of Mljet, a Byzantine wreck of more than thirteen centuries has just delivered its treasure: more than 600 grams of gold, including a chivalry decorated with the portrait of a Byzantine emperor. Ten years of patient underwater excavations have brought up luxury objects never previously found in the Mediterranean, suggesting that a powerful figure of the Byzantine Empire was travelling aboard this merchant ship. More
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Off the Croatian island of Mljet, a Byzantine wreck of more than thirteen centuries has just delivered its treasure: more than 600 grams of gold, including a chivalry decorated with the portrait of a Byzantine emperor. Ten years of patient underwater excavations have brought up luxury objects never previously found in the Mediterranean, suggesting that a powerful figure of the Byzantine Empire was travelling aboard this merchant ship. More