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Portus Herculis — by W.V. Harris — last modified Jan 19, 2024 11:26 AM

Portus Herculis is located on the eastern side of the Monte Argentario peninsula, about 40 km south-east of Grosseto and about 7 km south-west of Orbetello. and about 12 km from Porto Santo Stefano. The site is in use as a port in the Etruscan, Roman, and Late Antique phases of occupation. It is included on the Peutinger map and in the Itinerarium Maritimum.

Portus Itius — by J. Kunow — last modified May 08, 2024 12:43 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 11 unlocated Portus Itius

Portus Liquentiae — by M. Pearce — last modified Mar 11, 2017 12:26 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 40 D1 Portus Liquentiae

Portus Magnus — by T.W. Potter — last modified Nov 10, 2024 11:12 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 29 E1 Portus Magnus

portus Mossylites — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 14, 2020 04:37 PM

A port located in east Africa, some two to three days' journey to the east of the ancient island of Mundu.

Portus Pisanus? — by W.V. Harris — last modified Nov 18, 2024 10:27 AM

The port city of Roman Pisa.

Portus Sigensis — by T.W. Potter — last modified Sep 23, 2023 02:16 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 29 D1 Portus Sigensis

Portus Veneris — by W.V. Harris — last modified Jul 14, 2024 05:19 PM

A Roman maritime community that may derive its name from a local sanctuary of Venus, Portus Veneris served as the base of the Byzantine fleet until it was destroyed in A.D. 643.

Portus Veneris — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Jul 26, 2018 09:25 AM

An ancient seaport located near Cape Béar, modern Port-Vendres in France.

Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium — by E.W. Haley — last modified Oct 31, 2024 11:16 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 24 H1 Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium

Potidaion — by J. Bennet — last modified Aug 01, 2020 08:29 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 60 E4 Potidaion

Pronnoi — by W.M. Murray — last modified Feb 05, 2024 06:48 PM

An ancient port settlement on the island of Cephallenia, south of the modern village of Poros.

Prusias ad Mare/Kios — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 18, 2023 10:14 PM

Prusias ad Mare/Kios was an ancient Greek city on the Propontis. The city joined the Aetolian League and was destroyed by Philip V of Macedon. Prusias I of Bithynia rebuilt the site, naming it for himself.

Ptolemais Theron — by D.T. Potts — last modified Jan 05, 2022 11:43 AM

Ptolemais Theron was an ancient marketplace on the western coast of the Red Sea. Its precise location on the Sudanese Red Sea coast is now unknown, but many scholars view modern Aqiq (Hillat `Agig) as the most likely alternative.

Ptolemais/Barkes Limen — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Oct 20, 2024 10:04 PM

An ancient capital of Cyrenaica, Ptolemais was probably named after Ptolemy III Euergetes. The city was founded in either the seventh or sixth century BC.

Pyrgi — by N. Purcell — last modified Jan 14, 2024 11:33 PM

Pyrgi is an ancient Etruscan port city on the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy. A Roman colony was established at the site by 191 B.C. In 1964 the bi-lingual 'Pyrgi Plaques' were discovered during the course of excavations.

Pythagoreion — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 08, 2023 11:45 AM

An ancient fortified port on Samos.

Qatif — by D.T. Potts — last modified Oct 06, 2013 01:01 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 95 B3 Qatif

R(h)oda — by H.S. Sivan — last modified May 12, 2024 11:36 PM

A Greek trading settlement in northeastern Spain founded by the Rhodians.

Rhapta — by D.T. Potts — last modified Sep 01, 2022 03:25 PM

A city and trading port on the east coast of Africa, mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and other sources. Probably to be located in the area south of modern Dar es-Salaam, in or around the Rufiji Delta and Mafia archipelago (Tanzania). Rhapta's location has not been archaeologically verified, but monumental architecture identified in 2016 off the north coast of Mafia island is a strong candidate.