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Ostia (/ ˈ ɒ s t i ə /, Italian:; officially Lido di Ostia) is a large neighbourhood in the Municipio X of the comune of Rome, Italy, near the ancient port of Rome, which is now a major archaeological site known as Ostia Antica.
- Baths of Neptune. Public baths were a central feature of Roman towns, large facilities that served both social and hygienic purposes. Like most bathhouses of that period, these are richly adorned by mosaic floors.
- Theater. Adjacent to the Baths of Neptune is the semi-circular theater, originally built in the time of Augustus and later enlarged to seat 2,700 spectators.
- Capitolium and Forum. Standing on a high brick base and with large sections of its brick walls still erect, the imposing Capitolium was the religious center of the town.
- Decumanus Maximus. The Decumanus Maximus, the main street of ancient Ostia, more than one kilometer long, starts at the Porta Marina, close to the ancient shoreline.
Ostia, seaport of ancient Rome, originally on the Mediterranean coast at the mouth of the Tiber River but now, because of the natural growth of the river delta, about 4 miles (6 km) upstream, southwest of the modern city of Rome, Italy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ostia Antica (lit. ' Ancient Ostia ') is an ancient Roman city and the port of Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber. It is near modern Ostia, 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Rome. Due to silting and the invasion of sand, [clarification needed] the site now lies 3 km (2 mi) from the sea. The name Ostia (the plural of ostium) derives from Latin os ...
Once the harbour city of ancient Rome, Ostia Antica is now a vast archeological site, located near the city of Rome. The town was abandoned and buried for over ten centuries until it was rediscovered. Book a guided tour. Nowadays, Ostia Antica is a large archaeological site.
Every first Sunday of the month free entrance for Archaeological area of Ostia antica, Imperial harbours of Claudius and Trajan, Museum of Roman ships, Necropolis of Portus, Julius II Castle.
This website is dedicated to Ostia, the harbour city of ancient Rome. Here you will find information for professional archaeologists and historians, for students of Roman archaeology and history, and for interested lay-people.
