Portus Herculis
settlement · 330 BC – 2099 AD
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.
- Coordinates
- 42.39489, 11.20398
- Also known as
- Irakléous limín (grc), Porto Ercole (it), Porto Ercole (it), Port̄ Hercvl(is) (la), Port’ Ercole (it), Port’ Ercole (it), Ἡρακλέους λιμὴν (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)