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Ostia Antica

Rome's river-mouth port and the physical junction between the sea network and the city.

41.8, 12.3 · approximate · traditional foundation 4th c. BCE; principal development 1st-3rd c. CE; largely abandoned by the 9th c. CE

supplies Rome — Ostia and its successor harbour at Portus were the physical junction between sea transport and the capital; the guild offices of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni record shippers from across the Mediterranean operating there.

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Rome's river-mouth port and the physical junction between the sea network and the city.

41.8, 12.3 · approximate · traditional foundation 4th c. BCE; principal development 1st-3rd c. CE; largely abandoned by the 9th c. CE

supplies Rome — Ostia and its successor harbour at Portus were the physical junction between sea transport and the capital; the guild offices of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni record shippers from across the Mediterranean operating there.