Il Tevere e Ostia: trasformazione ed uso del territorio tra la fine del Medioevo e l’Età Moderna dalle fonti storico-documentarie, cartografiche ed archeologiche

Abstract: The study of literary sources and archival documentations with the analysis of historical cartography and the contribution of archaeological rese­arch are particularly useful for the reconstruction of the original landscape and settlement near the mouth of the Tiber in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Historical cartography represent a territory focused around the sinuous path of the Tiber and characterized by brushes, forests, cultivated fields, saltworks, marshes, and also towers and farmhouses. Along the left bank of the river, towards the mouth, the medieval Ostia burg was realistically illustrated with the castle, built by Giuliano della Rovere around an older tower, under con­trol of the river port. In the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the castle, which was also papal customs house, had the military control of the river port of Ostia, a fundamental hub for maritime traffic to Rome.

Keywords: Saltworks; Pond; Marshes; Burg; River Port