Lost cities sunken beneath the waves are not just myths. Many coastal communities were swallowed up by the sea ... Greek and Egyptian gods. The city attracted pilgrims from all over the ancient ...

An extensive Jewish quarter from the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria has been found near one of the world’s most ancient synagogues in Russia’s Taman Peninsula, north of the Black Sea.

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small ... Byzantium, close to the Black Sea, and numerous cities all along the western coast of modern-day Turkey. These colonies remained ...

Due to a powerful earthquake in 1692, much of Port Royal sank beneath the sea ... oldest submerged cities known, dating back to around 5,000 years ago. It is an ancient Greek city that now ...

To the ancient Greeks ... "All coastal cities will lose significant areas currently located at sea level," said Athena-Christiana Loupou, a Greek archaeologist who guides groups through the ...