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https://greekreporter.com/2024/12/02/ancient-cities-submerged-mediterranean-greece-atlantis/

I'll get my snorkel...

Diving in the Mediterranean!  That was the kind of archaeology I had in mind when I took up the subject.  What did I end up with?  Digging up Saxon grub huts on an exposed gravel pit outside Hertford in the middle of winter!  It is why I am now not an archaeologist and am living in Hong Kong 

 

I had to chuckle at the phrase

QuoteOnce known as the "Las Vegas of the Roman Empire," the ancient submerged Roman city of Baiae ...

Anachronism and hyperbole.

Quote from: Ian61 on December 03, 2024, 11:51:15 AMAnachronism and hyperbole.

Hyperbole certainly.  It doesn't say when "once" was - I'd guess it would be late 20th century, as Vegas isn't really Vegas until the 1960s. Whether it is an accurate comparison may be doubtful - more "playground of the rich and famous" (those of a certain age can put on an Alan Whicker accent here) than a corporate money machine.

Let's start calling Las Vegas the Baiae of the American Empire and look forward to it being submerged!

A bit wetter than Las Vegas

Well yes, the Mediterranean coast is littered with abandoned cities.  Some of them, as illustrated in the article, simply became too wet to live in.  Others, such as Ephesus, Kaunos or Miletus, were abandoned after their harbours silted up and the resultant plagues of mosquitoes brought malaria, which devastated the populations. 

Interestingly, at least one of these abandoned cities, Troy, was rebuilt and maintained for many centuries as a tourist attraction - not unlike Las Vegas!