Ostia

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Ostia was the principal harbor city of ancient Rome, serving as a major commercial and military port at the mouth of the Tiber River.

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Label Occurrences
Ostia canonical 20
Ostia, Italy 1
RomaOstia Half Marathon 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman city
ancient city
harbor city
administrativeRelation Port of Civitavecchia
surface form: port of Rome
connectedBy Tiber
surface form: Tiber River

roads
connectedTo Rome
country Roman Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Rome
declineReason harbor silting
shift of port activities to Portus
foundedAs Roman colony
function commercial port
military port
governedBy Roman magistracy
surface form: Roman magistrates
hasArchaeologicalSite Ostia Antica archaeological site
surface form: Ostia Antica
hasNotableFeature apartment blocks
mosaics
well-preserved Roman urban layout
hasStructureType baths
forum
insulae
temples
theatre
warehouses
heritageStatus important archaeological site
languageUsed Latin
locatedAtMouthOf Tiber
surface form: Tiber River
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
locatedNear Tiber
surface form: Tiber River
locatedSouthWestOf Rome
modernName Ostia Antica archaeological site
surface form: Ostia Antica
nearbySite Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani)
surface form: Portus
nearModernCity Rome
partOf Latium
surface form: Latium region

Roman Empire
primaryEconomicActivity grain import
trade
religionPracticed Roman religion
role principal harbor of ancient Rome
timePeriod Roman Empire
surface form: Imperial Rome

Roman Republic
surface form: Republican Rome
tradeRoute Mediterranean Sea
usedFor customs control
naval base
storage of imported goods

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