It takes about 30 mins to reach Ostia, whose Latin name “Ostium” means “Mouth of the river” reflecting its position along the Tiber river. Ostia was founded around the IVth century BC to became the harbour of Rome around which throughout the following centuries, a fluorishing trade and business centre developed.
Your visit to Ostia Antica starts at “Via delle Tombe” which leads to the Porta Romana one of the city’s three gates. After you can admire the beautiful black and white mosaics representing Neptune and Amphitrite at the “Terme di Nettuno”, the theatre built by Agrippa and the Forum. At the end of Via dei Dipinti, the Ostiense Museum displays some of the ancient sculptures and mosaics found among the ruins.
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