Rome: Archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a 2,200-year-old Roman ship off the coast of the Sicily region of Italy. Which was used for the transportation of alcohol and olive oil. According to a statement issued by the Sicily region, the wreckage of the ship date back to the second century BC. It has been discovered near Isola Dale Femin at a depth of 92 meters (302 feet) in the Mediterranean (Roman Shipwreck Found Off the Coast of Sicily). According to the statement, researchers are able to find out how old the ship is, especially the period of alcohol.
Officials say this is most important in the search made in recent months (Roman Shipwreck Database). Tell you that amphora refers to the ancient jar that has two vertical handles. They were used in ancient times to transport wine and olive oil. According to world history, goods were transported from Phoenician to Roman. Italian newspaper La Stima says that the liquor trade in Sicily was a very profitable deal and that most entrepreneurs worked in it at that time.
The wine of that time was called Maimartino. Which was so famous that it attracted the attention of (Julius) Caesar (Roman dictator). Caesar presented it to visitors on the occasion of the festive banquet of his third consulate (46 BC). According to the Italian newspaper Palermo Today, the superintendent of the Sicily region is to protect historical and natural objects found in the island's waters. So far many historical things related to the water trade have been revealed.
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