Portus Julius
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Portus Julius was the first harbour specifically constructed to be a base for the Roman western naval fleet, the classis Misenensis. The port was located near Baiae and protected by the Misenum penins
Channel into the harbour
Submerged pila of the Roman harbour
Cape Miseno
Benevento Arch of Trajan from South
Miseno
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Miseno is one of the frazioni of the municipality of Bacoli in the Italian Province of Naples. Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port.
Portus Julius
…specifically constructed to be a base for the Roman western naval fleet, the classis Misenensis. The port was located near Baiae and protected by the Misenum peninsula at the north-western end of the Gulf of Naples. Portus Julius was named in honour of Octavian's great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar…
View of modern Capo Miseno, the site of ancient Misenum.
Sacellum of the Augustales
Piscina Mirabilis 2010 by Ra Boe 19