Rome's original harbor town- Ostia Antica- at the mouth of the Tiber River was never an adequate site for the Eternal City. By the second century BC, Rome turned to Puteoli, in Campania. It developed into a massive emporium for centuries, but it was plagued by bradyseism, and sank into the sea. Rome needed a solution. They decided to construct an artificial harbor, one of Rome's most ambitious engineering projects. Claudius' and Nero's harbor was augmented by Trajan's second harbor. We'll examine the physical remains of this site, which became known as Portus, located by today's Fiumicino airport. 👉Click here now to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/arl-yt-subscribe If you are interested in visiting any sites in Rome and Pompeii, we suggest the following: Rome in a Day: https://fas.st/t/36fdZXJM Colosseum & Palatine: https://fas.st/t/5LWyQxfZ Vatican: https://fas.st/t/s6SHfZYh Pompeii: https://fas.st/t/zmrV7Aoj Amalfi & Pompeii Day Trip from Rome https://fas.st/t/C7CxncRt *More Ancient Rome Live:* Website - https://ancientromelive.org/ Travel Experiences - https://ancientromelive.org/courses *Support Ancient Rome Live:* Make a tax-free donation: https://tinyurl.com/AncientRomeLive Subscribe to our free newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/arl-subscribe *Connect with us:* Facebook - https://facebook.com/ancientromelive/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/ancientromelive/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ancientromelive/