Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef

Why it mattersKey Late Roman merchant (4th c. CE Yassi Ada 350 CE; later 7th c. Byzantine wreck same reef) submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 350 CE wreck; sunk with African amphorae

Period

Late Roman/Byzantine (c.350 CE commercial vessel 21 m)

Culture

Late Roman merchant (4th c. CE Yassi Ada 350 CE; later 7th c. Byzantine wreck same reef)

Purpose

Late Roman shipwreck (21 m hull with 900 amphorae African) on 40 m reef — Yassi Ada Glass Institute 1960s pioneering underwater find

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1892

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 350 CE wreck; sunk with African amphorae

   Initial construction / first occupation at Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef

2. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef

• Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef — Principal Harbour

  harbour

  harbour at Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef — subsidiary complex

  36.9902° N · 27.1815° E

• Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef — Wall Annex 2

  wall

  wall at Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef — primary structure

  36.9937° N · 27.1815° E

• Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef — Temple Annex 3

  temple

  temple at Yassi Ada — 4th Century Roman Wreck Reef — subsidiary complex

  36.9901° N · 27.1801° E