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Anybody have a map of where Portus was/is actually located in Italy?


6 posted on 07/14/2010 6:00:44 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: Jim 0216

this guy does:

http://davidderrick.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/ostia-and-portus.gif


8 posted on 07/14/2010 6:06:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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To: Jim 0216
"Anybody have a map of where Portus was/is actually located in Italy?"

I'm pretty sure that ancient Portus is now what is known as Fiumicino, which is the coastal town adjacent (west and a bit south) of modern Rome that lays at the mouth of the Tiber River. It's where da Vinci airport is, if you're familiar with Rome.

9 posted on 07/14/2010 6:15:55 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
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