Portus
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːtəs/
The English word “Portus” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- A large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome, situated on the north bank of the mouth of the River Tiber, established and enlarged (respectively) by the Emperors Claudius (10 BC–AD 54) and Trajan (AD 53–117), and connected to the Pons Aemilius of Rome by the Via Portuensis.
Etymology
From the Latin Portus, presumably from portus (“harbour, port”).
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