Portus Romae was established in the middle of the first century AD and for well over 400 years was Rome's gateway to the Mediterranean. The port played a key role in funnelling imports—e.g. foodstuffs, wild animals, marble and luxury goods—from across the Mediterranean and beyond to the citizens of Rome and was vital to the pre-eminence of the city in the Roman Mediterranean.
Read more at https://phys.org/news/2019-06-diet-docks-dying-port-ancient.html
.....rivers were the arteries of the Roman Empire...........
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Let deserving slaves sit down so that they may stand up free...........
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There are several legends about the origins of Massalia (Roman Marseille) ...........
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It was one of the four largest settlements in the Xanthos Valley and the only one in open communication with the sea...........
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An average visitor might wonder how you determine that date..........
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