Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani)

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ancient Roman harbor archaeological site artificial harbor

The Port of Ostia, known as Portus Traiani, was a major artificial harbor complex of ancient Rome that expanded the city’s maritime capacity and became a crucial hub for Mediterranean trade and grain imports.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Portus	2
Portus Traiani	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman harbor ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ artificial harbor ⓘ
administrativeRegion	Lazio ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani) ⓘ surface form: Portus Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani) ⓘ surface form: Portus Traiani
builtEnvironment	harbor basins excavated inland ⓘ large storage complexes ⓘ massive masonry quays ⓘ
connectedTo	city of Rome via the Tiber River ⓘ road network of central Italy ⓘ
constructedUnder	Claudius ⓘ surface form: Emperor Claudius
constructionStart	reign of Claudius ⓘ
country	Roman Empire ⓘ
currentStatus	archaeological area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
declineReason	changes in coastline ⓘ political and economic crisis of Late Antiquity ⓘ silting ⓘ
designedTo	increase Rome’s maritime capacity ⓘ provide safer anchorage than the Tiber mouth ⓘ
distanceToRome	about 25 kilometers ⓘ
era	Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: Imperial Rome
expandedUnder	Trajan ⓘ surface form: Emperor Trajan
function	Mediterranean trade hub ⓘ grain import hub ⓘ seaport of Rome ⓘ
hasPart	breakwaters ⓘ canals connecting to the Tiber ⓘ docks ⓘ hexagonal basin ⓘ lighthouses ⓘ outer basins ⓘ warehouses ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ
locatedNear	Ostia ⓘ Rome ⓘ mouth of the Tiber River ⓘ
locatedOn	Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ
majorExpansion	reign of Trajan ⓘ
namedAfter	Trajan ⓘ
nearbySite	Ostia Antica archaeological site ⓘ surface form: Ostia Antica
peakUsage	1st century AD ⓘ 2nd century AD ⓘ
precededBy	river harbor of Ostia at the Tiber mouth ⓘ
primaryImports	grain from Egypt ⓘ grain from North Africa ⓘ
significance	crucial for supplying Rome’s population ⓘ key node in Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani) → alsoKnownAs → Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portus

Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani) → alsoKnownAs → Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portus Traiani

Trajan → constructed → Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani) ⓘ

Ostia → nearbySite → Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portus