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TREASURE OF MAHDIA (WRECK)

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Around 80 BC, a Greek ship was wrecked near the coast of present-day Mahdia. The wreck remained untouched until 1907 when it attracted the attention of a fisherman. Six years later, part of the treasure was brought to the surface: bronze statues, capitals... An expedition of the commander Cousteau fished out other pieces, and the excavations still continue. The jewel of the current collection is a bronze couple whose subject is Dionysus. You won't see any of them in Mahdia: the collection is in the Bardo Museum in Tunis.

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En 1907, des pêcheurs d’éponges découvrent l’épave de Mahdia par 40 m de fond.

Depuis le milieu du XIXe siècle, les pêcheurs de Mahdia plongent pour gagner leur vie mais la découverte de l’épave marque leur existence en entrant dans l’histoire.
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