After Nearly 2,000 Years - Sound Version (1931)

Full title reads: "Italy. After nearly 2,000 years - second of Emperor Caligula's galleys raised in remarkable state of preservation."



Lake Nemi, Italy.



LS of men working on wooden construction on shores of lake. Closer shot - the wooden structure is the remains of a large ship used by the Ancient Roman Emperor Caligula. Various shots of archaeologists cleaning away mud from remains of ship. Men push barrows of mud away from the excavation site.
FILM ID:861.37

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