The black sea coast of Bulgaria, under the waters of the Gulf of vromos at Cape akin, South of the old Byzantine fortress of Acre researchers have discovered an ancient Wharf, with the adjoining shopping market. Archeologists assume, that, most likely, there was moored small ships with goods intended for residents of the Peninsula of Sveti Nikola.

Now this place is located in the boundaries of the Bulgarian town of Chernomorets. Part of the fortress is under water. During underwater exploration group of specialists of the National history Museum (HIM) Bulgaria under the direction of Deputy Director of the IT assistant Professor Ivan Christ found many of building and household ceramics, solid blocks of stone structures, clay amphora lamp, a magnificent glass bowl. Was able to determine that some of the artifacts found delivered by the ships of the Northern Africa.

This summer archaeologists ibid found a Marina, is a wooden construction of the stakes. The Marina is about flooded by the sea part of the fortress of Acre (translated from Greek - "fortress" or "city"). The fortress itself, most likely, was destroyed by the Avars. Nomads burnt the city - due to fire most of the houses collapsed, zakonservirovat everything that was inside. That is why the scientists called the place a "Bulgarian Herculaneum" in memory of the city on the shore of the Gulf of Naples, who died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 ad. Only Herculaneum preserved by the lava and ash of Vesuvius, and Acre - fire, hosted by the conquerors.

Find four large bronze coins with the image of the Emperor Justinian the Great (Emperor from August 1 527 years until his death on November 14, 565 year) shows that the fortress was built during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I about 513 year, was completed under Justinian, according to the website "Archeo".

Anastasius I Dickory, which in Greek means "different eyes", because his eyes were different colors (black and blue), for his monopolist received some historians and chroniclers nicknames of the Wicked. However, despite its apparent lack of principle in politics, it is difficult to reproach of cruelty or by the mismanagement of the Byzantine Empire. He, in particular, prohibited to arrange in circuses struggle of people with wild animals - which caused discontent subjects. This Emperor of the Romans died in the summer of 518, during a terrible storm that gave rise to the Orthodox historians, to say that God himself has punished Anastasia for sins, having killed by lightning.

But the Emperor Flavius Petro Savvatii Justinian rightfully earned the nickname Great. The scale of achievements and cannot be compared with any of the Byzantine ruler. He was spending huge amounts on a vast construction in all parts of the Empire - how for the construction of new cities, and on updating old ones. His contemporaries and descendants shook majestic temples and palaces that marked his rule. The most famous masterpiece, preserved to our days, is a temple of sacred Sofia in Constantinople (now mosque, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul). To protect from the attacks of the Slav tribes along the Danube when it was built powerful defensive line.

And yet the Empire led war. By the beginning of the reign of Justinian Romei in the West, bordered with virtually independent kingdoms of the vandals and the Ostrogoths, in the East - with the Sasanid Iran, on North - with the Bulgarians, Slavs, Avars, ants, and in the South with nomadic Arab tribes. "From that time, as Justinian took power over the Roman Empire, Huns, Slavs and antes, making almost every year raids, worked on residents unbearable things" - wrote the famous Greek historian of the sixth century Procopius of Caesarea. For 38-year reign of the Byzantine army fought with all of them and, I must say, quite successfully. However, the Justinian did not accept personal participation in any battle or a campaign.

Divers have also found the ruins of the old fishermen's huts of the XIX century and a sunken ship that crashed on the rocks of the Cape of Acre in the XX century. All the findings made in just five days of work underwater archaeological expedition, which should be completed at the end of September.

"We examine the third residential area - something like a residential area outside the city walls. The dwelling is spacious enough, with stone foundations, some of them with a brick add-in" - quoted the Deputy Director of the National history Museum of Ivan Christ's web portal "Archeo".

According to the words of Christ, the place hides another object - there was found perfectly preserved bunkers during the Second world war with the complex underground labyrinth. "In addition to archaeological discoveries these bins can be another incredible attraction", - quotes the words of Ivan Christ's website newsbg.ru. Thus Christ urges to ban any construction on this land, to protect the unique structures.