Historical place profile
Portus Herculis
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 was in use as a port during the Etruscan, Roman, and Late Antique phases of occupation. It is included on the Peutinger map and in the Itinerarium Maritimum.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:403260
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:403260
- Place type
- port, settlement
- Coordinates
- 42.394886, 11.203981
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
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 was in use as a port during the Etruscan, Roman, and Late Antique phases of occupation. It is included on the Peutinger map and in the Itinerarium Maritimum.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 41 E5 Portus Herculis
Source and reuse
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Research path
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