Portunus was the ancient Roman god of keys, doors, livestock and ports. He may have originally protected the warehouses where grain was stored, but later became associated with ports, perhaps because of folk associations between porta "gate, door" and portus "harbor", the "gateway" to the sea, or because of an expansion in the meaning of portus ...

Portunus is a genus of crabs which includes several important species for fisheries, such as the blue swimming crab and the Gazami crab. [3] . Other species, such as the three-spotted crab are caught as bycatch. [4] The genus Portunus contains 13 extant species and another 26 species known only from fossils.

The Temple of Portunus is a well preserved late 2nd or early 1st century B.C.E. rectangular temple in Rome, Italy. Its dedication to the God Portunus is fitting given the building’s topographical position near the ancient river harbor of the city of Rome.

The Temple of Portunus (Italian: Tempio di Portuno) is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, Italy. It was built beside the Forum Boarium, the Roman cattle market associated with Hercules, which was adjacent to Rome's oldest river port (Portus Tiberinus) and the oldest stone bridge across the Tiber River, the Pons Aemilius.

Portunus. Or Portumnus, the protecting genius of harbors among the Romans. He was invoked to grant a happy return from a voyage. Hence a temple was erected to him at the port of the Tiber, from whence the road descended to the port of Ostia. At his temple an annual festival, the Portunalia, was celebrated on the 17th of August.

Oct 7, 2020 · This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents. Located in the ancient Forum Boarium near the Tiber river, the Temple of Portunus is a...

Jul 31, 2020 · The temple was dedicated to Portunus, god of Rome’s Tiber River harbor, on this location as early as the 4/3C BC, eventually related to nearby Pons Aemilus (2C BC). What is standing today, of tuff and travertine construction, is a 1C BC construction, but the stucco decoration on the frieze level is imperial (1C AD).

The Temple of Portunus, also known as the Temple of Fortuna Virilis, is an ancient Roman temple located in the Forum Boarium, Rome’s cattle forum. Built during the late second century BCE, this temple is dedicated to Portunus, the ancient Roman god of keys, doors, livestock, and ports.

The Temple of Portunus or Temple of Fortuna Virilis is a Roman temple in Rome, one of the best preserved of all Roman temples. Its dedication remains unclear, as ancient sources mention several...

Portunus was the ancient Roman god of keys, doors, livestock and ports. He may have originally protected the warehouses where grain was stored, but later became associated with ports, perhaps because of folk associations between porta "gate, door" and portus "harbor", the "gateway" to the sea, or because of an expansion in the meaning of portus.