Campanica | Monitoring Italy's Campania region around Naples

PUTEOLI (MODERN POZZUOLI) WAS THE EMPIRE'S BUSIEST COMMERCIAL PORT A major city whose harbour districts have been gradually swallowed by bradyseism, a volcanic ground movement unique to the Campi Flegrei that has been sinking the Bay of Pozzuoli’s coastline for centuries. Nearly two kilometres of ancient infrastructure now lies underwater. The granaries of the vicus Annianus may ultimately be the project’s most significant contribution. These submerged storage buildings are where Egyptian grain entered Rome’s distribution system. Rediscovering Rome’s Forgotten Port | Ancient Rome Live