Baiae: Rome's Underwater Resort
In short: How bradyseism from the Campi Flegrei volcanic system caused the Roman resort town of Baiae to sink beneath the Mediterranean, preserving its villas and mosaics underwater.
A 2:02 short film in the series “Lost Cities”.
Sources used in this film: USGS (United States Geological Survey), “Quantitative models for magma degassing and ground deformation (bradyseism) at Campi Flegrei, Italy: Implications for future eruptions”; Springer, “The contradictions and debates around Bradyseism at Campi Flegrei caldera - Bulletin of Volcanology”; Smithsonian Magazine, “Divers Discover Mesmerizing Roman Mosaic Beneath the Sea”; BBC, “Baiae: A Roman settlement at the bottom of the sea”.
Sources used in this film
- USGS (United States Geological Survey) — Quantitative models for magma degassing and ground deformation (bradyseism) at Campi Flegrei, Italy: Implications for future eruptions · View →
- Springer — The contradictions and debates around Bradyseism at Campi Flegrei caldera - Bulletin of Volcanology · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — Divers Discover Mesmerizing Roman Mosaic Beneath the Sea · View →
- BBC — Baiae: A Roman settlement at the bottom of the sea · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: USGS (United States Geological Survey): Quantitative models for magma degassing and ground deformation (bradyseism) at Campi Flegrei, Italy: Implications for future eruptions
- Also: Springer: The contradictions and debates around Bradyseism at Campi Flegrei caldera - Bulletin of Volcanology
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: Divers Discover Mesmerizing Roman Mosaic Beneath the Sea
- Also: BBC: Baiae: A Roman settlement at the bottom of the sea
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