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The port of Messina in Sicily (from book published circa 1572). Historical ports may be found where ancient civilizations have developed maritime trade. One of the world's oldest known artificial harbors is at Wadi al-Jarf on the Red Sea. [1] Along with the finding of harbor structures, ancient anchors have also been found.
The matter of the Carthage ports' location has been one of the most discussed in Punic historiography.By observation alone, the two present-day lagoons —one circular and the other rectangular— both joined by a thin string and identified as the ports of Carthage at the beginning of the 19th century by Chateaubriand, could not be the ports that had harboured the fleet of "Rome's greatest ...
Caesarea (/ ˌ s ɛ z ə ˈ r iː ə, ˌ s ɛ s-, ˌ s iː z-/) [a] also Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palaestinae or Caesarea Stratonis, [1] [2] [b] was an ancient and medieval port city on the coast of the eastern Mediterranean, and later a small fishing village.
Ancient ports in Greece (1 C, 5 P) R. Roman harbors (7 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Ancient ports and harbours" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Ships from the harbour at these ancient port cities established trade with Mesopotamia, [89] where the Indus Valley was known as Meluhha. Emperor Chandragupta Maurya's Prime Minister Kautilya's Arthashastra devotes a full chapter on the state department of waterways under nāvādhyakṣa (Sanskrit for Superintendent of ships) .
The artifacts indicate that a small port existed in the area during late antiquity, officials said. It would have been fitted with a mooring and a wooden structure, which was perhaps used for ...
The ancient Port of Genoa, Italy. Wherever ancient civilisations engaged in maritime trade, they tended to develop sea ports. One of the world's oldest known artificial harbors is at Wadi al-Jarf on the Red Sea. [5] Along with the finding of harbor structures, ancient anchors have also been found.
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