by Robert D. Ballard · Random House of Canada, Limited, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · tapa dura · ISBN 9780394221687
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«The Lost Wreck of the Isis» is Robert D. Ballard's underwater archaeology book, published by Random House in hardback (63 pages, in English).
Robert D. Ballard explores the Mediterranean remains of a sunken Roman ship and an active underwater volcano. The work travels to the 4th century AD and follows Antonius, a young merchant, on a voyage from Rome to Carthage, showing ancient maritime life, the harbour, the baths and gladiator combats, with photographs, illustrations and archaeological diagrams.
Part of the Time Quest series. The edition includes a brief bibliography (p. [64]).
Aimed at young readers interested in archaeology, Roman history and underwater exploration.
Robert Duane Ballard is an American retired Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is noted for his work in underwater archaeology and marine geology. He is best known by the general public for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck in 1989, and the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1998. He discovered the wreck of John F. Kennedy's PT-109 in 2002 and visited Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana, who saved its crew.
