Region | Lazio |
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Coordinates | 41°46′44″N 12°15′32″E / 41.779°N 12.259°E |
Type | Settlement, Port |
History | |
Periods | Roman Republic Roman Empire |
Cultures | Ancient Rome |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | yes |
Archaeologists | Guido Calza; Simon Keay |
Public access | Yes |
Portus was a large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome. Sited on the north bank of the north mouth of the Tiber, on the Tyrrhenian coast, it was established by Claudius and enlarged by Trajan to supplement the nearby port of Ostia.[1]
The archaeological remains of the harbour are near the modern-day Italian village of Porto within the Comune of Fiumicino,[2] just south of Rome in Lazio (ancient Latium).
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