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Ancient Rome’s Hexagonal Port City
- danmaz74 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portus
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- johngossman 12y agoFlew out of Rome a few years ago...very cool seeing this hexagonal lake and knowing it is nearly 2000 years old.
- habosa 12y agoA hexagonal port city? I wonder if it was a wood port? Maybe a 3:1 port though.
- pmontra 12y agoA close up (Google Maps) https://goo.gl/maps/IE3NH https://goo.gl/maps/IE3NH There are some pictures in the imagery at the bottom of the page. If you explore the map you'll see the channel from the Tiber river to the sea the article writes about. It's used as a harbour for sailboats and motorboats.
- dghughes 12y agoIt reminds me of the circular port of Carthage which was build hundreds of years earlier.
- contingencies 12y agoThat's what I was going to post. If anyone finds themselves with some spare time in the area, check out Tunisia, it's really packed with interesting historical sites. I was there for a month during the revolution (ie. start of the Arab Spring) and the people were always very nice, not once did I feel any anti-foreign sentiment: great country, pity about the dictator!
- twic 12y agoThe Lago Traiano covers 97 acres. By way of comparison, the largest dock in London is the Royal Albert Dock; that was opened in 1880, and covers 87 acres. Although because it has a more sensible shape, the Royal Albert Dock provides 3.1 miles of wharf front, whereas the Lago Traiano only provides 2.3.
- davidw 12y agoSee also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9172111 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9172111