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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. [2] The name Ostia (the plural of ostium) derives from Latin ...
Ostia Antica archaeological site, the port city of ancient Rome. With an area of 150 hectares, it is the largest archaeological park in the world. [10] Only 40% of the excavations have been completed, and more than half of the ancient city is still buried. In 2019, it received the European Heritage Label [11] Burg of Ostia Antica
La Campana (archaeological site) Candelaria Cave; Cansacbe; Cantona (Mesoamerican site) Cañada de la Virgen; Capacha; Casa de la Cacica; Castillo de Teayo (Mesoamerican site) Cempoala; Cenotillo; El Cerrito (archaeological site) Cerro de la Estrella (archeological site) Cerro de las Mesas; Cerro de las Minas; Cerro Juanaqueña; Chac II ...
The area between Portus and Ostia Antica was transformed into an artificial island by Emperor Claudius, creating a canal that linked the Tiber to Portus (Fossa Traiana, now Fiumicino Canal). Merchant ships arriving from Egypt and Africa were able to reach Ostia using this canal. The island was originally much smaller but it has been constantly ...
Ostia Antica borders to the north with the municipality of Fiumicino, from which is separated by the stretch of the river Tiber between Ponte di Tor Boacciana and the Canale dei Pescatori. The zone borders eastward with Zona Acilia Nord (Z. XXXII), whose boundary is marked by the Canale dei Pescatori, up to Via del Mare.
The Museo Archeologico Ostiense (or Archaeological Museum of Ostia) is an archaeological museum dedicated to the ancient Roman city of Ostia in Rome, Italy. The museum was built by Pope Pius IX, who in 1865 had to readapt a fifteenth-century building used as a store to create a city museum. Contained in the museum are numerous archaeological ...
Articles relating to the city of Ostia Antica. It was an ancient Roman city and the port of Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber. It is located near modern Ostia, 25 km (16 mi)) southwest of Rome. Due to silting and the invasion of sand, the site now lies 3 km (2 mi) from the sea.
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