Ancient Ostia
Fascinating and under visited archaeological site of Ostia was once the main commercial port and military base of ancient Roman Empire. Situated at the mouth of the Tiber river, the Ostia is only 30 minutes travel from Rome. The journey to Ostia goes all the way to Rome's seaside town, that is also a pleasant journey itself. Ostia is a well preserved ancient Roman city which has many little sites where we can see the typical Roman Mosaics and Paintings while some other sites have the steps that when climbing on to them, we can have good views of the whole area.
Major attractions includes the Roman Theater, the Impressive Forum, Large Baths and Mithraeum etc. There are many buildings that have been preserved up to the second floor, that gives a beautiful panoramic view and powerful imagination of the great past of Ostia. Also visit Via delle Tombe, which leads you to Porta Romana, one of the city's three gates. This is the starting point of the Decumanus Maximus, the main road that crosses the city from north-east to south-west. See the theatre built by Agrippa and Forum built at the centre of the city, II Capitolium, the Temple of Rome and Augustus, the Basilica and the large thermal Baths. Another archaeological marvelous is the House of Diana and Thermopolium, an ancient Roman Bar with marble counter and fresco on the wall. At the end of the Via dei Dipinti, a museum displays some of the ancient sculptural that has been excavated from the earth. Buried for centuries this city of Ostia is remarkable and well preserved heritage. Ostia gives more clear picture about the life of the great Roman Empire.
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