5 ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Italy coast

[a completely inoffensive name]

Nice to see such large ancient objects continuing to be found in great condition thousands of years after they disappeared.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gshqvuOIMIfGLvRkWELCJKpX5aMAD99KRP9G0

[K-Dogs]

Wow. I'll be keeping an eye on this story.

[Celtic_Punk]

makes me wanna go to the med and hunt for treasure.

[DaciaJC]

I would like to pose the question, How much do we actually know about Roman ships and their naval system (discounting that which we could learn from these wrecks)? Are there a lot of gray areas of uncertainty, or is the subject well-documented?

[antisocialmunky]

Speaking of ships, has anyone heard any news about that well preserved ship they found buried in the blacksea mud? 1/2 of the wood was still intact.