The Lungomare Vanvitelli promenade has given up important archaeological testimonies that bear witness to the morphology and the importance of the port facilities of not only Roman era Ancona . During works done in 1999-2001, a series of buildings dating back to a fairly long chronological period was brought to light: from the Augustan Age (13 BC to 32 AD) until the 6th c. AD. There were three major architectural phases: the Augustan era, the Trajan expansion and the Late Antique phase. From the Augustan phase there are numerous rooms arranged perpendicular to the coastline and arranged on two floors: they are environments destined for the storage of boats and warehouses useful for the storage of goods. It is in the age of Trajan that there is an important work of expansion and reorganization of the port area: to those from the Augustan Age were added new environments, slightly offset and designed for storing boats; in addition, the north pier was expanded and, finally, environments for ceremonial occasions were created. Further works of extension and arrangement of the harbor area were carried out in late Antique times, when, in addition to the Trajan era works, other environments for mercantile pursuits were built. There are numerous ceramic finds from these excavations, currently exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche, which testify to the importance and centrality of the port of Ancona in Adriatic and Mediterranean trade since Roman age.
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Da Pesaro a San Benedetto del Tronto, lungo la costa Adriatica, alla scoperta dei principali porti e approdi frequentati dall’età del bronzo a oggi. Alla foce di fiumi e torrenti, entro piccole baie, promontori e grandi insenature, si svilupparono nell’antichità porti, porti canale, empori o semplici approdi. Questi scali furono il fulcro di una fitta rete di commerci marittimi che hanno dato vita a un intenso dialogo tra oriente e occidente, testimoniato dai ritrovamenti di reperti provenienti da tutto il bacino del Mediterraneo.
Nelle zone di confine dell’entroterra marchigiano i principi umbri di Camerino vivevano a contatto con numerosi villaggi, anch’essi retti da principi guerrieri piceni. I pregevoli corredi delle necropoli, risalenti alla fine dell’VIII - inizi VI sec. a.C., documentano i fitti scambi con l’oriente greco e con l’Etruria e attestano il ruolo cruciale di queste popolazioni nei traffici mercantili tra Adriatico e Appennino, che essi controllavano e da cui traevano le loro ricchezze.
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Address | Lungomare Vanvitelli Ancona |
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Opening Time | Liberamente visitabile |
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Visit Time | 30 min |
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Entrance Fee | Liberamente visitabile |
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Reservation Required | no |
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Bookshop | no |
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Free Guided Tour | no |
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Guided Tour | no |
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Parking | si, a pagamento |
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Disabled Accessibility | no |
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Audioguide | no |
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Didactic Rooms | no |
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Conference room | no |
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English language | no |
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Public Transport | yes |
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Family Services | no |
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