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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ostia canonical | 20 |
| Ostia, Italy | 1 |
| RomaOstia Half Marathon | 1 |
| Tiber port of Rome | 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tiber port of Rome
this entity surface form:
Ostia, Italy