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Descriptions of the buildings in the harbours of Claudius and Trajan, with a text menu and clickable, followed by a few topics.
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Harbours of Claudius and of Trajan

[Clickable plans]
Harbour of Claudius
Harbour of Trajan

[Descriptions - harbour of Claudius]
Lighthouse of Claudius [1]
Moles and Basin of Claudius [2, 8-10]
Monte Arena [3]
Building to the east of the north mole [4]
Baths and cistern on Monte Giulio [5-6]
Museum of the ships [7]
Channels [11-12]

[Descriptions - harbour of Trajan]
Channels, Inner Harbour and Hexagonal Basin of Trajan [1-4, 56-57]
City wall and Internal city wall [5, 16-17, 19, 20, 22-24]
Baths of the Traveller and North-south mole [6-7]
Mole of the Small Lighthouse, Small Lighthouse and Baths of the Small Lighthouse [7a, 8-9]
Great Horrea of Septimius Severus and Porticus [10-11]
Terrace of Trajan, Imperial Palace and Amphitheatre [12-13, 25-28]
Shipsheds and horrea [14, 29]
Horrea-baths and Horrea behind sides I-II-III of the hexagon [15, 18, 30-32, 34-36]
Temple of Liber Pater, Forum Vinarium and Torlonia relief [32A]
Villa Torlonia [33]
Tombs [36A]
Barracks of the Fire Brigade [40]
Christian Basilica and Episcopium [41, 44]
Marble yard and Temple [42, 43]
Buildings behind side IV-V of the hexagon [37-39, 45-46]
The area around the Inner Harbour [47-54]
Porticus Placidiana [55]
Temple of Portumnus, Via Portuensis and aqueducts [21, 58]

[Topics]
History of the excavations
Some reliefs of the harbour
Religion in Portus

Entrance to Portus

The entrance of the excavations. Photo: Raffaella.