Egyptian authorities are ready to explore what researchers believe is an ancient Roman city, submerged under the Mediterranean.

According to Egypt's top archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, a team of archaeologists have found buildings, bathrooms, and a fortress that they believe to be a Roman city, 20 miles east of the Suez Canal.

The team has already found ancient coins, bronze vases and pieces of pottery that all date back to the Roman era, along with four bridges that belonged to a submerged castle, part of which had been discovered on the Mediterranean coastline in 1910.

Experts say its location may mean it was a border city during the peak of Roman power in Egypt.