Ostia

A major river port lying c. 16m to the south-west of Rome that was established by the late 4th BC and developed into a major urban community that, in tandem with Portus, the Emporium at Rome and the port of Centumcellae (Civitavecchia) was a key element in the network of ports serving the Capital. (First present on Period 1 map).

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