The ports of antiquity are for certain still in activity. Others are however envasés or ensablés, inside the grounds or, on the contrary, are submerged sometimes far.

A raised of the ancient ports which present notable vestiges is presented hereafter. They are classified by country of the Mediterranean circumference and besides, and (if possible) by cultural origin (Egyptian, Minoan, phenician, Carthaginian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman).

This list returns as much as possible to the detailed articles existing on Wikipedia.

Mediterranean circumference

Spain

  • Gades (Cadiz) (phenician)
  • Murgi (Almeria) (Carthaginian)
  • Carthagène (Carthaginian)
  • Tarragone
  • Empúries (Ampurias), port gréco-Roman (ensablé): there remains a pier in good state.

France

  • Narbonne
  • Massalia (Marseilles), Horn of the Old man-Port: quays preserved, stray Romans.
  • Forum Julii (Frejus) (ensablé): strong Roman, mole and “Lantern of Auguste”, Roman headlight (rather a Bitter ) in very good state.
  • Alalia (Aléria): Roman military port in Corsica.

Italy

Tyrrhenian coast

  • Cosa (Ansedonia): one of the oldest Roman ports.
  • Centumcellae (Civitavecchia): military port.
  • Pyrgi : Etruscan port, then Roman.
  • Portus of Rome (ensablé) close to Ostie: there remains the northern mole of the port of Claude (with the accesses and in the airport of Fiumicino), as well as the hexagonal basin of the port of Trajan, preserved perfectly, still out of water. Several wrecks were found in 1959-61: they are preserved in a museum installed in the vicinity.
  • Antium (Anzio)
  • Astura (submerged) close to the villa of Cicéron.
  • Terracina
  • Pandataria (Ventotene): Roman port always used for the pleasure and fishing.
  • Misène : Roman military main port of the Mediterranean.
  • Portus Iulius : transitory port connected to the Lake Lucrin.
  • Puteoli (Pouzzoles) with its dam in arcades close to Naples from which the Pouzzolane left.
  • Nisida also in the gulf of Naples.
  • Caralis (Cagliari): port phenician, then Roman military port in Sardinia.
  • Nora : port phenician in the South of the Sardinia.
  • Tharros : port phenician on the Western frontage of the Sardinia.

Sicilian coast

  • Motya : port phenician with a " Cothon" (circular port).
  • Lilybeum (Marsala): just in the South of Motya, phenician also.
  • Metz-native : Roman military port.
  • Syracuse

Southern parts and the Adriatic

Greece

Continental Greece

  • Pirée : preserved ancient pier. Military ports of Zéa and Munichia.
  • Œniadæ (envasé): six Hold S of ships, out of stones, preserved very well.
  • Peeled (Thésalonique)
  • Thasos : island opposite Thrace.

Peloponnese

  • Patras
  • Corinth : close to the Channel of Corinth, western end: vestiges of the ancient quays (inscriptions in antiquated Greek alphabet) and of the Diolkos, track of towing of the ships through the Isthmus of Corinth, built by Périandre. The diolkos is partly cut by the Canal of Corinth, started under Néron, completed in 1893.
  • Léchée (gr. Lékhaion ) (envasé): western port of Corinth, on the Gulf of Corinth: basin envasé, but quite visible, out of water.
  • Cenchrées (lat. Cenchrææ ; gr. Kenkhraiai ) (submerged): port is of Corinthe, on the Golfe Saronique: mainly submerged city and port, but the vestiges are quite visible coast.
  • Halieis
  • Nauplie ( Nafplion )

Greek islands

  • Mytilène on the island of Lesbos
  • Naxos : gantry of the temple dominating the port, visible of all the ships.
  • Samos
  • Delos : quay and dam.
  • Cnide with its 4 harbor-basins.
  • Rhodos and its famous 30 m height colossus spanning the entry of the port.

Crete

  • Chersonesus
  • Kommos (Minoan)
  • Nirou Khani (Minoan)

Black Sea

  • Various ancient ports in Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine.

Minor Asia (Turkey)

See the chart of ancient Turkey.

Syria

  • Seulécie de Piéri : the military port greco-Roman of Antioche on the mouth of Oronte.
  • Arwad (Aradus): island opposite Tartous.
  • Machroud in the South of Arwad.

Lebanon

  • Byblos (Jbeil)
  • Sidon (Saïda, submerged)
  • Tyr (Sour): The insular city phenician had two ports (submerged), one in North (under the modern port area) and the other in the South (Minoan).

Cyprus

Israel

  • Akko (Acre)
  • Athlit with its fortress of the templiers, in the South of Haïfa.
  • Dor
  • Sebastos (Césarée): The submerged port was protected by dams built starting from boxes out of wooden.

Egypt

  • Alexandria : Headlight of Alexandria 130 m height fallen in the sea, important submerged vestiges of two ports on both sides of the island of Pharos. The " Large Occidental" Port; (Minoan) described in detail by Gaston Jondet and the Royal Port (military, ptolémaïque) magnificiently described by Franck Goddio.

Libya

  • Apollonia (Marsa Susa): port of Cyrène submerged.
  • Leptis Magna , ensablé but quays in a perfect state of conservation, vestiges of headlight, dams out of ripraps and works for berthing on the Northern coast of the port.
  • Sabratha

Tunisia

  • Thapsus (Close-cropped Dimas)
  • Aphrodisium or Alipota (Mahdia)
  • Carthage , Carthaginian port including/understanding a military part (Cothon: circular port) and a commercial part (rectangular port).
  • Utique

Algeria

Morocco

Out of the Mediterranean basin

Spain

France

Great Britain

  • Dover : Roman headlight very well preserved, built into 43, four Roman stages with medieval crowning, 24 m in height, included in the castle.
  • Portchester Castle : strong Roman preserved very well, at the bottom of bay of Portsmouth.

Germany

  • Mainz : vestiges of the quays of the ancient port with Mogontiacum on the Rhine with the locality " Dimesser Ort". In 1981-82 were discovered five military ships and a barge, of IVe century, now preserved.

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