Ostia is also the only municipio or district of rome on the tyrrhenian sea, and many romans spend the summer holidays there. According to the roman literary tradition, ostia was founded in the 7 th century bc during the reign of ancus marcius, fourth king of rome. Julie proust tanguy lantiquite romaine lantiquite romaine. Geoarchaeology confirms location of the ancient harbour. At the mouth of the river tiber, ostia was rome s seaport, but due to silting the site now lies 3 kilometres 2 miles from the sea. Rome is a marvelous city and deserves a visit of several days, weeks, or even months. Ostia antica is the ancient harbour of rome in italy. As main port of the antic rome, ostia was a busy trading centre over 6 centuries until the 5 th century. Here you will find information for professional archaeologists and historians, for students of roman archaeology and history, and for interested laypeople. This website is dedicated to ostia, the harbour city of ancient rome. Publication date 2001 note catalog of an exhibit held 23 feb. The site was divided by excavators in five regions. The first part deals with some general themes, such as cults, architectural typologies and urban history, decoration. Navire dans le port d ostie, hachette 2004 comment les troupes et les marchandises produites dans les.
The foundation of ostia and its role at that time remain unclear. Issn 0009840x research output not available from this repository, contact author. Ostia antica a close look at the port of rome themes. Being the main sea port of the roman empire, ancient ostia followed stepbystep the history of rome, its birth, rising and decandence. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, jeanphilippe goiran and others published port antique dostie.
Trevi, colosseum, ruins at the forum, the city, imperial, italys capital. Ostia antica archaeological site wikimedia commons. Au ive siecle, le port a connu des temps durs avec larrivee du declin commercial. Voir plus didees sur le theme romain, rome et pompei. Studies of evidence for private religion and its material environment in the city of ostia 100 bc.
The journal of roman studies publishes papers in the full range of the field which the roman society was established to promote, i. At least three reasons justified the foundation and the development of ostia. Navire dans le port dostie, hachette 2004 comment les troupes et les marchandises produites dans les. Ancient ostia portus port of ancient rome ancient rome. Dec 15, 2016 i porti dei campi flegrei nella roma antica puteoli, baiae, portus julius e misenum harbors duration. Les guerres qui opposaient les peuples entre eux avant les conquetes disparaissent. Its link with the river and the sea is however unquestionable given the etymology and the meaning.
Rome, portus and the mediterranean british school at rome. A late antique statuary collection at ostias sanctuary of. Those of us who love cruising are lucky to get a few days in rome, either as a port of call or as a precruise or postcruise extension. The emphasis is on historical themes, but there are also. The main street, the decumanus maximus, passes by the capitol the largest temple the theatre the thermopolium a bar with marble counters and paintings the casa di diana a block of flats. Its the only archaeological site nearby rome where people may really appreciate how about the real old roman lifestyle was coupled nowadays with their beautiful ruins. The first harbour of ancient rome eventually found update. Raymond chevallier, ostie antique, ville et port, les belles lettres, 1986, 290 p. The paper is a bibliographical and critical survey of the archaeological research on ancient ostia and portus in the decade 20042014. Portus, as the primary port of rome itself, was the cornerstone of that system. Titus livius ab urbe condita libri i, 33, 69 wrote that the city was founded in order to make use of the salt works lagoons.
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