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Portus

large artificial harbor of Ancient Rome
Place archaeological_site Q2037271
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Summary

Portus is an archaeological site[1]. Portus ranks in the top 5% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,588 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rome[3]
  • Country: Italy[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Tyrrhenian Sea[5]
  • Instance of: ancient port[6]
  • Location: Ostia[7]
  • Commons category: Portus Romae[8]
  • Inception: 46[9]
  • Coordinate location: 41.77916667, 12.26666667[10]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11]

Why It Matters

Portus has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Portus is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Italy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Portus. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/portus
MLA “Portus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 12 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/portus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_portus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Portus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/portus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-12}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Gavingaebe · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arachne entity id → 5083
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Arachne entity id: 5083"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 41.77916667, 'longitude': 12.26666667}
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q30351, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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