Eugenio Farioli Vecchioli

Water that healed body and spirit, a sacred building and place of pilgrimage, an inviolable dwelling in which the contrast between Etruscans and Romans gave way to peaceful coexistence. All this, for more than seven centuries - between the third century B.C. and the fifth century A.D. - was the sanctuary of Bagno Grande in San Casciano dei Bagni, whose “heart,” the sacred pool, has yielded more than 200 bronze artifacts and more than 5,000 coins. A set of offerings that faithfully “photograph” a past, which still speaks of health, of welcome, of faith.

A journey to discover Italy's extraordinary underwater heritage. A true liquid museum, full of treasures. The wonders of the sunken city of Baia. The Albenga shipwreck, the largest Roman honour ship found in the Mediterranean. The dancing satyr of Mazara del Vallo, a masterpiece of Greek bronze statuary, found in the depths of the Sicilian Channel. And the amazing discovery of the naval rostrums from the battle of the Egadi Islands, on the island of Levanzo, where the Romans defeated the Carthaginians, ending the First Punic War.