Ostia Antica [site]
unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Date
-300-399Description
Detail of the remains of the Basilica on the west side of the Foro; Ancient town and the port for Rome at the mouth of the Tiber River; founded in the 4th century BCE; rivalled Puteoli (Pozzuoli) as the major port in Italy by 100 CE; declined after 3rd century CE, abandoned ca. 850 CE; modern village of Ostia is just to the East. Source: Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Notes) [website]; http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/ (accessed 2/14/2008)
Type of Work
excavation (site)Subject
Imperial (Roman)
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