Sitting on the top row of the ancient arena, I scan the ruins of Ostia, letting my imagination take me back 2,000 years to the days when this was ancient Rome's seaport, a thriving commercial center ...

I didn't appreciate what I was seeing as I walked the stone streets of Ostia, ancient Rome's port city, gazing at what used to be taverns, inns, baths, bakeries, temples, markets, warehouses, and ...

In the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica, a mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, has been identified during excavations carried out in June and August 2024. The discovery of this mikveh is of singular ...

Dayne Traynor at the 2024 Research Open House. Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing. Ostia Antica was the harbor city of Rome during Antiquity. Located at the mouth of the Tiber River, it ...

Researchers in Italy uncover inscribed sections of marble chronicle linked to previous finds at Ostia Antica archaeological park Some of the daily activities of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who built ...

Often overlooked by visitors heading for Pompeii, Ostia is the second best-preserved ancient Roman town, with streets, houses and an amphitheatre on the banks of the Tiber River Credit: Photo: ALAMY A ...

The show still goes on in ancient Ostia’s theater. Courtesy of Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door Sitting on the top row of the ancient arena, I scan the ruins of Ostia, letting my imagination ...