Ostia Antica
The harbour city of Rome at the Tiber's mouth, left inland as the river silted.
Dated events and their evidence
- 350 BCE mainstream
earliest verified remains of Rome's port (4th century BCE) source - 100 CE mainstream
a thriving port of 50,000 serving imperial Rome source - 849 CE mainstream
the Battle of Ostia; the town is abandoned as the harbour silts source
Where
41.7560° N, 12.2920° E
Sources
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