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Roman Ports is a non-profit organisation that seeks to promote ancient Roman ports in two ways: by making them better known and through funding. This site is therefore intended for a broad public: for anyone interested in Roman antiquity, for people reading at home or tourists as they travel around. The site is designed for both schoolchildren and their teachers.
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The resurfaced fleet of Pisa

The resurfaced fleet of Pisa

In 1998, an incredible archaeological heritage was discovered by accident near the Pisa San Rossore railway station....

Leptiminus

Leptiminus

At the site of present-day Lamta on Tunisia's east coast, there was already a port city named Leptis Minor ....

Roman maritime trade law

Roman maritime trade law

Roman law is the finest monument that Rome bequeathed to Western Europe....

Sullecthum (Salakta)

Sullecthum (Salakta)

In the Sahel, in the Tunisian province of Madhia, we find by the sea the small town of Salakta....

Colonia Julia ad Turrem Libisonis

Colonia Julia ad Turrem Libisonis

.....probably founded by Julius Ceasar around 46 BC, was located in the north-west of Sardinia.

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