- The Docks of Ancient Rome were a series of terraces and walls known as the Emporium. Behind the terraces stood a large warehouse to store the Goods known as the Porticus Aemilia.
Emporium (The Docks)
- In 193 BCE, a new dock area was created south of the old docks at the Forum Boarium. It was then rebuilt in 174 BCE.
- A series of stone terraces and walls were built that climbed up the bank of the Tiber, with ladders linking each terrace.
Porticus Aemilia (The Warehouse)
- This was a large oblong warehouse complex parallel to the Emporium, to store all the Goods.
Monte Testaccio
- To the south of the Docks and warehouse was a huge field where all the Amphorae were broken up.
- It literally means the mountain of broken pots.
The Emporium