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13 December 2017, 22:04 | Science and Health
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The city of Bayi is located on the shore of the Gulf of Naples and, in comparison with other historical advantages of Italy, nothing special is not famous. In addition to its magnificent past: Bayi in ancient times was the center of entertainment for the noble Romans. The city was decorated with luxurious mansions, gardens and sculptures. In the city lived, fun and die great politicians and thinkers.

"City of Sins" for 1700 years, disappeared under the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea at a depth of 400 m, when the Gulf of Naples was formed. Only a few decades ago divers were allowed to explore sunken luxury, then Antonio Buziello decided to capture the treasures that remained unharmed, My Planet reports referring to The Daily Mail.

Immersed in the abyss of Roman entertainment, the photographer discovered cobbled roads, walls, mosaics and even statues that survived water captivity and the devastating moments of history.

"Villas, temples, mosaics - all this demonstrates the wealth and luxury of this place. Former luxury. Pliny the Younger lived here and watched the eruption of Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, "says the diver.

Diving in this area can be considered a direct immersion in the history.

Among the celebrities that had a property in the sunken city - Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeii and Horace.

Cicero found it necessary to justify himself in defending Mark Celia Rufa, the man who had visited Bayi more than once, because then they were considered the center of luxury and debauchery. Seneca called them a refuge of vice. In Bayah spent his last days of life the Roman emperor Adrian.

Currently, only a few ruins have survived, among which the remains of the temples of Venus, Mercury and Diana. The ruins of Roman villas, tombs and other Roman buildings cover the entire neighborhood.




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