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Episodes from the record that complicate the version most of us were taught.

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The Sunken City of Baiae

Rome's most decadent resort town didn't fall to war or fire. The ground it was built on simply breathed it into the sea.

ItalyFlourished 2nd century BC - 1st century AD; gradually submerged 3rd-8th centuries CE7 min read

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The Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon

In a single winter morning in 1944, American carrier aircraft sank an entire Japanese fleet at anchor — and left the Pacific's most haunting time capsule on the seafloor.

Federated States of MicronesiaNaval base 1942-1944; sunk in Operation Hailstone, February 17-18, 19447 min read

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