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Portus

large artificial harbor of Ancient Rome
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Portus

Summary

Portus is an archaeological site[1]. Portus has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Portus is located in Rome[3].
  • Portus is in the country of Italy[4].
  • Portus is on the body of water Tyrrhenian Sea[5].
  • Portus's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Portus's instance of is recorded as ancient port[7].
  • Portus took place at Ostia[8].
  • Portus's Commons category is recorded as Portus Romae[9].
  • 46 marks the founding of Portus[10].
  • Portus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.77916667, 'lon': 12.26666667}[11].
  • Portus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].

Body

Geography

Portus is in the country of Italy[4]. Portus is located in Rome[3]. Portus is on the body of water Tyrrhenian Sea[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6] and ancient port[7].

History and Context

46 marks the founding of Portus[10].

Why It Matters

Portus has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Portus is known by 12 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. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 41.77916667, 'lon': 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 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q30351, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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