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Portus was a large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It was established by Claudius and enlarged by Trajan to supplement the nearby port of Ostia. [1] The archaeological remains of Portus are near the modern-day village of Porto within the comune of Fiumicino, Lazio, just southwest of ...
The area between Portus and Ostia Antica was transformed into an artificial island by Emperor Claudius, creating a canal that linked the Tiber to Portus (Fossa Traiana, now Fiumicino Canal). Merchant ships arriving from Egypt and Africa were able to reach Ostia using this canal. The island was originally much smaller but it has been constantly ...
Port of Civitavecchia, also known as "Port of Rome", [2] [3] or Civitavecchia Port of Rome, [4] is the seaport of Civitavecchia, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy. It is an important hub for the maritime transport in Italy, for goods and passengers. The Rome Cruise Terminal is part of the port.
A number of Roman ports were known as portus magnus ("grand port") : Portus Magnus, Spain: modern Almería; Portus Magnus, Algeria: modern Bethioua; Portus Magnus, Egypt: modern Alexandria; Portus Magnus (Mauretania), in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis; Magnus Portus: modern Bosham, near Chichester, England
Portus Julius (alternatively spelled in the Latin Iulius) was the first harbour specifically constructed to be a base for the Roman western naval fleet, the classis Misenensis. The port was located near Baiae and protected by the Misenum peninsula at the north-western end of the Gulf of Naples .
The Temple of Portunus (Italian: Tempio di Portuno) is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, Italy.It was built beside the Forum Boarium, the Roman cattle market associated with Hercules, which was adjacent to Rome's oldest river port (Portus Tiberinus) and the oldest stone bridge across the Tiber River, the Pons Aemilius.
For restaurants in Rome, Italy. Pages in category "Restaurants in Rome" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ...
The port of Santander with the Martillo dock in the foreground and the Naos dock on the left, in front of the Castle, 1867 (photo by J. Laurent).. At the end of the Cantabrian Wars, specifically in 19 B.C., the Romans founded the port of Portus Victoriae, which some authors identify with Santander and others with Santoña.