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Police divers have discovered an ancient Roman ship in the sea off southern Italy – it had loaded the spice sauce Garum.
When the Greeks founded Gallipoli (Apulia, southern Italy) and named it “Beautiful City” (Kallipolis) little could be imagined that the enclave would end up becoming a strategic place within the trade routes of the Roman Empire. This privileged port in the Ionian Sea, connected with Via Apia, was erected at a key point in trade with the East.Keep reading...
Roman Shipwreck Carrying Ancient Garum Sauce Discovered in Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea. Credit: Alf van Beem / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain A Roman merchant shipwreck carrying one of antiquity’s most prized foods, garum sauce, has been discovered in the Ionian Sea. Marine archaeologists identified the shipwreck in June 2025 on the seabed along a major maritime corridor used during the Roman Imperial period. Researchers say the vessel was a large oneraria, a type of Roman cargo ship designed to transport heavy l…
An archaeological expedition developed from a routine voyage: police divers discovered an ancient Roman ship before Gallipoli. It had apparently loaded amphorae with a special sauce.
The discovery took place in June 2025 in the course of normal activities of control at sea conducted by the Guardia di Finanza with the use of sophisticated instruments that have signalled an anomaly on the bottom. Only today the news of the important finding has been diffused to protect the exhibit.
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