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Show Submerged Roman Cities. Lalo explo ulons, of the Italian coast near Potupcl! tnvu changed tho opinion of antiquarians, says tho New York Tribune. Tho submerged Roman ruins along tho const used to bo regarded re-garded as foundation walls thrown out for sen baths, but It was m.ido clear that thoy are the remains of noblo mansions, and that the point to tho tlmo when tho land on which they stood was far abovo the leiel of tho sea. The shoro Is, In fact, strewn with tho wreck of burled cities Coast roads havo vanished, ancient quarries have been Hooded antl the breakwaters breakwa-ters of tho harbors of classical story covered fathoms deep with water. A great submarlno sea wall, 'with concrete con-crete piers 17 feet high, still protects the fragments. Hut neither tho fragments frag-ments nor tho great sa wall havo been vlslblo In tho light of day for 2,000 years. |