Roman ruins uncovered underwater near Tunisia

In what is probably one of the biggest finds of the decade, a Roman city has been found submerged off Tunisia.

The find confirms the prevailing theory that the city, Neapolis, sunk as a result of a tsunami.

An underwater expedition uncovered ruins of streets, monuments and about a 100 tanks that were used to make a fermented fish-derived condiment called garum, that was popular in Rome.

Mounir Fantar, head of a Tunisian-Italian archaeological mission which made the find off the coast of Nabeul, termed it a major discovery and said that it has allowed them to learn more about Neapolis and that it was probably a major centre of garum production.

The expedition was started in 2010, but the team only achieved success recently owing to favourable weather conditions.