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Nero's Sunken City

HistoryDocumentary
5.0·2017·0h 55m

Beneath the turquoise waves of the Bay of Naples lies an extraordinary underwater archeology site, the ancient Roman city of Baiae. From the first cen...

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Cast

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Narrator (English Voice)

DIRECTOR

Stuart Elliott

OVERVIEW

Beneath the turquoise waves of the Bay of Naples lies an extraordinary underwater archeology site, the ancient Roman city of Baiae. From the first century to the third century AD, Baiae was the exclusive playground for the rich and powerful among Rome’s elite. What made Baiae such a special place? What really went on there? And why did it disappear?