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Portus Julius
40°49′42″N 14°5′41″E / 40.82833°N 14.09472°E
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Portus Julius (alternatively spelled in the Latin Iulius) was the first harbour specifically constructed to be a base for the Roman western naval fleet, the classis Misenensis. The port was located near Baiae and protected by the Misenum peninsula at the north-western end of the Gulf of Naples. Portus Julius was named in honour of Octavian's great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar and the Julian clan.[1]
- ^ Suetonius, Life of Augustus 16.1.
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