Finding Rhapta

A journey to find a Roman-era city off the East African coast, using a captain’s log written 2 000 years ago.

Forgotten by history, the ancient city of Rhapta is among Africa’s most enduring archaeological mysteries. But a barnacle-encrusted wall, submerged in turbulent waters off Tanzania’s Mafia Island, may be all that remains of it.

Finding Rhapta

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