From: Doug Brewer
Bob W wrote:
>> Cotty wrote:
>>> Hi gang,
>>>
>>> Had the privilege of a quick trip to Rome on Tues/Weds this week to
>>> film amongst the archaeological excavations at the ancient Roman
>>> seaport or Portus. I know Stan the Man is big on antiquity, as are
>>> some others - Gianco! - so thought you might like a look:
>>>
>>> <http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/portus.html>
>>>
>> You have a very cool job.
>>
>> I like how the Romans called their port Port
>
> It is in a town called Ostia. I don't recall from any Latin books or
> histories it ever being called Portus, so I was very confused when the
> archaeologists described it as Rome's only port - I wondered how they could
> have forgotten about Ostia. A little googling sorted that out.
>
> Bob
I was somewhat confused about that as well, having just done some study
of the insulae in Ostia.
Ostia was the port city of Republican Rome. The port of Ostia was small
and had limitations due to a sand bar across the mouth of the river Tiber.
Portus was an artificial port built near Ostia during the early empire.
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