(CNN) The Black Sea gave up a few more of its secrets when storms whipped the coast of Amasra, northern Turkey, last month. A number of Roman ruins dating from the first to third century AD washed ashore, the latest remnants to emerge of the ancient Anatolian city of Amastris. The marble remnants are indicative of a period of construction during the reign of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (193-211 AD) says Baran Aydin, director of the Amasra Museum. Severus, a military leader who took control in the bloody Year of the Five Emperors, oversaw the Roman Empire when it controlled approximately half the coastline of the Black Sea. "We know from old travelers' reports there were some very spectacular temples in Amastris," Aydin says.

Source: CNN February 23, 2018 16:52 UTC