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	Ostia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ostia is a fraction of the comune of Rome, Italy, on the coast facing the Tyrrhenian Sea.
		With the end of the Roman Empire, Ostia fell slowly into decay, and was finally abandoned in the 9th century due to the fall of the Roman empire in combination with repeated invasions and sackings by Arab pirates; the inhabitants moved to Gregoriopolis.
		Ostia became the beach resort of Rome, and was connected by a railway, while the first projects for the Fiumicino airport were drafted out.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Ostia (789 words)

	Ostia - Introduction
		Ostia is Latin for "mouth", the mouth of the Tiber.
		From the eleventh to the fourteenth century Ostian marble was reused in the cathedrals of Pisa, Florence, Amalfi and Orvieto.
		Titus Livius, I, 33, 9: In ore Tiberis Ostia urbs condita, salinae circa factae.
	www.ostia-antica.org /intro.htm (6195 words)

	Ostia
		Situated at the mouth of the Tiber, Ostia was first occupied in the fourth century BCE as a defensive settlement.
		The Ostia synagogue was discovered in 1961 at the edge of the town, near the ancient coastline.
		Reconstruction of the Ostia synagogue's earliest phase (I CE).
	www.pohick.org /sts/ostia.html (774 words)

	Ostia
		Ostia fu quindi il centro di smistamento dei beni commerciali diretti a Roma, e la città crebbe in ricchezza e prestigio, fino a toccare il culmine con la ristrutturazione urbanistica di Adriano, quando contava oltre 100000 abitanti.
		Dopo l'autonomia amministrativa concessa da Costantino, Ostia inizia il suo declino, parallelo alla rovina di Roma, subisce le incursioni dei Visigoti di Alarico e dopo un momentaneo risveglio sotto il regno di Teodorico, le sorti negative di Roma e le incursioni barbariche portarono al suo abbandono.
		Il pane di Ostia veniva portato a Roma per essere distribuito gratuitamente al popolo, oppure venduto a prezzo politico, fino a quando nel III sec.
	spazioinwind.libero.it /popoli_antichi/altro/Ostia.html (4782 words)

	city: ostia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ostia was the port city for ancient Rome.
		Later, Ostia was the home for a time of Augustine, later the famous bishop of Hippo in North Africa.
		Ostia was also where Augustine's mother, Monica, lived in her later years.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/maps/arch/ostia.html (732 words)

	Ostia Antica
		The beautifully preserved ruins of Ostia lie twenty miles from Rome, in the meadows between the Tiber River and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
		Although Ostia now sprawls over 10,000 acres, around a main street that runs for more than a mile, it is still easy to imagine the local shepherds who for centuries sheltered their animals amongst its ruins, for they are an integral part of the tranquil Roman countryside.
		The ruins of Ostia Antica are open seven days a week, from 9:00 to 6:00 in the summer and 9:00 to 4:30 in the winter (admission 10,000 lire).
	www.premier.net /~Italy/ostia.htm (1755 words)

	The Seattle Times: Travel: On the outskirts of Rome, an ancient city rivals Pompeii
		The ruins of Ostia Antica, on the outskirts of Rome, remain as captivating as I remembered from decades ago.
		Ostia Antica fell into obscurity; shepherds and their flocks were the main visitors until major excavations began in the early 1900s.
		One of the other pleasures of a visit to Ostia Antica is the small town (of the same name) that adjoins the ruins.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/travel/2002627993_ostia20.html (1487 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ostia and Velletri
		Ostia was afterwards fortified by Cardinal Ugolino (Gregory IX), by Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (Julius II), and by Paul III, while Paul V, in 1612, reopened the basin north of the Tiber.
		Excavations at Ostia were begun under Pius VII; they disclosed the forum, a theatre, three temples, the sanctuaries of Mithra and of the Magna Mater, the emporium, and a great many inscriptions.
		Among the Bishops of Ostia were Georgius, who in 755 accompanied Stephen III to France; Donatus, who was sent by Nicholas I to Constantinople in 866 to deal with the case of Photius, but was stopped at the Byzantine frontier.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11346a.htm (778 words)

	In Italy Online - Ostia Antica
		It was founded, probably in the 4th century BC, as a military colony to guard the river mouth against seaborne invasions.
		Later, during the centuries when virtually all imports reached the Capital via the Tiber, Ostia gained prominence as the domestic landing for cargo boats.
		lthough Ostia now sprawls over 10,000 acres, around a main street that runs for more than a mile, it is still easy to imagine the local shepherds who for centuries sheltered their animals amongst its ruins, for they are an integral part of the tranquil Roman countryside.
	www.initaly.com /regions/latium/ostia.htm (1744 words)

	Shore excursion to Ostia and Castelgandolfo
		Located at the mouth of the Tiber river, The ancient Roman writer Ennius says king Ancus Marcius founded Ostia in the seventh century B.C., in the fourth century was a military fort, called Castrum, that guarded the river mouth against sea borne invasions.
		Ostia is easily comparable to Pompeii: you walk through the ruins of a city that was abandoned in the fifth century A.D..
		Ostia was for one thousand and five hundred years a ghost town, covered by marshy swamp and infested with malaria.
	www.drivinguide.com /shore_excursion_ostia_castelgandolfo.htm (552 words)

	Ostia Antica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is thought Ostia Antica was founded in about 335 BC as one of the very first Roman colonies.
		Ostia's importance to Rome is shown in the scale of imperial patronage lavished on the town.
		Although Ostia still continued to flourish at first, it was eventually eclipsed by Portus in the 4th century, as trade began to wane and Ostia's harbours started to silt up.
	www.roman-empire.net /tours/empire/ostia.html (234 words)

	Ostia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ostia: View of Ostia, Rome's port city at the mouth of the Tiber.
		Ostia: Entrance to the warehouse or horrea of Epagathiana and Epaphroditiana.
		Ostia: Looking down from the seating area of the theater (seated 2700 people, build about 12 B. C.) towards the scenae frons, now destroyed.
	ic.ucsc.edu /~langdale/arth134/ostia.htm (130 words)

	ostia
		A tour of Ostia will be fascinating not only because of its temples, the Theatre, the Museum and so on, but also because it gives the visitor the opportunity of understanding more about everyday life in ancient Rome, the way the houses were arranged, and the shops along the streets, the taverns and the laundries.
		Ostia's decline began in the 4th century, when a reduction in trade was followed by the gradual silting up of the harbour.
		Worse was to come when malaria became endemic in the area and the city, whose population is reckoned to have been nearly 100,000 at its peak, was totally abandoned.
	www.romeguide.it /MONUM/DINTORNI/ostia/ostia.htm (1119 words)

	Ostia antica tour organized by Rome tour guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ostia, located 15 miles along the Tiber river, on the west of Rome, is one of the very few ancient cities whose development can be followed from the very start till the day when it dies from natural causes.
		By the second century BC Ostia began to function as a port for Rome: a city wall erected around 100 BC and enclosing about fifty hectares of land testified to its new commercial role.
		One of the reason why Ostia antica excavations are so famous is also because in the archaeological digs of the years 1950 it has been discovered a jewish synagogue that was built outside the city wall, closed to the harbor that served Rome.
	www.romanguide.com /ostia-antica-tour.html (552 words)

	Ostia Synagogue-Area Masonry Analysis Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ostia Antica was the harbor of ancient Rome.
		Yet even a most superficial look at the general architectural history of Ostia reveals that it was exactly in the area surrounded by the Ostia synagogue, near the Mediterranean coast, that the most intensive building activities took place over the course of the third and fourth centuries CE.
		During our time in Ostia Antica the staff began to plan for the ensuing seasons by meeting with the members of the Superintendent's staff and consulting the Ostia Archives for previous work on the region.
	isac.class.utexas.edu:8008 /osmap/mainAction.php (1966 words)

	Ostia, Italy
		Ostia, the port of ancient Rome, now lying 5km/3mi inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea and close to Fiumicino Airport, is the largest excavation site in Italy after Pompeii.
		Ancient Ostia was founded about the fourth century B.C. in an area of salt-pans at the mouth (ostia) of the Tiber.
		After the fall of the Roman Empire Ostia fell a victim to decay and the ravages of malaria.
	www.planetware.com /rome/ostia-i-la-os.htm (168 words)

	OSTIA - Online Information article about OSTIA
		Ostia, however, was by no means an ideal harbour; the mouth of the Tiber is exposed to the See also:
		In the middle ages Ostia regained something of its importance, owing to the silting up of the right arm of the Tiber.
		Forum, an area 265 ft. square surrounded by colonnades, in which were placed the offices of the various collegia or guilds of boatmen, raftmen and others, which had a special importance at Ostia; the names of the guilds may still be read in inscriptions in the mosaic pavements of the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ORC_PAI/OSTIA.html (2823 words)

	Rick Steves' Europe: Ostia Antica
		At the train station at Ostia Antica, cross the road via the blue sky-bridge and walk straight down Via della Stazione di Ostia Antica, continuing straight until you reach the parking lot.
		Ostia — often called Rome's first colony — served as a naval base, protecting Rome from any invasion by river.
		It reads: "The Senate and the people of the colony of Ostia constructed the walls." The "colony" reference is a reminder that Ostia was the first bit of the Roman Empire.
	www.ricksteves.com /plan/destinations/italy/ostia.htm (2496 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Ostia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ostia Take a tour from Rome to ancient Ostia on Viator.
		Ostia OSTIA [Ostia], ancient city of Italy, at the mouth of the Tiber.
		He was an authority on the ancient topography of Ostia and Rome and discovered many important Roman antiquities.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/09684.html (534 words)

	Ostia Antica- Rome, Italy - VirtualTourist.com
		Ostia is a brilliant introduction to what a Roman town was really like, and its museum contains some truly beautiful sculptures There are cafes and restaurants around, but I like to take a picnic, settle down in a shady place somewhere quiet and just dream myself back 2000 years.
		Ostia can be done in a half day, which makes it easier to do (though a visit could easily occupy a full day if this is your kind of thing.) It's an easy Metro ride (with a change of trains) taking less than an hour.
		OSTIA ANTICA The beautifully preserved ruins of Ostia lie twenty miles from Rome, in the meadows between the Tiber River and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome-144659/Things_To_Do-Rome-Ostia_Antica-BR-1.html (1177 words)

	Ostia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ostia is een nieuwe telg in deze familie.
		Ostia is vernoemd naar de haven van het oude Rome.
		Ostia is niet echt slecht, maar zeker geen uitblinker.
	www.spellengek.nl /recensies/ostia.htm (433 words)

	Ostia Antica \| Rome archaeological sites \| Italy Heaven
		Ostia Antica is not far from the centre of Rome, and makes a pleasant half-day (allow longer if you want to lunch there or are particularly interested in archaeology).
		Although it is now 4 km inland, Ostia was originally developed as a sea port, prior to the silting up of the Tiber's estuary.
		Ostia increased in importance from the fourth century BC, becoming a major naval and trading base.
	www.italyheaven.co.uk /rome/ostiaantica.html (436 words)

	RPGnet: Review of Ostia: The Harbor of Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The ones here are very simple, but they feature a distinct feature: the ability of the auctioneer to select which bid he wants to take, a feature seen in just a few other games, like Res Publica and Oasis (though each in a substially different form).
		Ostia again is pretty distinct here because you're putting multiple objects into a few different spaces.
		Ostia is also somewhat notable because it's one of the few logistical games that I know of that's got relatively deep gameplay, but still plays in just over an hour.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/12/12156.phtml (1949 words)

	RPGnet: Review of Ostia: The Harbor of Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ostia has some neat ideas, but together they fail to produce a solid, fun game.
		In Ostia, however, a player can guess wrongly and be devastated by that fact, getting no money and/or no victory points.
		Ostia may do a good job; it's just too boring to be fun.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/12/12044.phtml (1987 words)

	Portus (Ostia)
		A road was built to the coastal town of Ostia at the mouth of the Tiber, and by the second century BC grain was being unloaded there and brought inland on huge oxcarts.
		Ostia had been built as a naval base, the seat of the fleets that fought in the Punic Wars against Carthage and of the fleets that protected Roman trade and especially Tiber River mercantile activity.
		Ostia and Portus had a short new career in the 15th century, but only as quarries for stone for Rome's renaissance palaces: architects, builders, and princely and papal collectors were always looking for precut building elements, pillars, and "antiquities."
	www.mmdtkw.org /VPortus.html (834 words)

	Hotels Rome Ostia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Located in the center of Ostia, nearby the sea, the Hotel enjoys a privileged position since it is well connected to Rome and, at the same time, it offers all the services and attractions of a seaside resort.
		The hotel is also near Ostia Antica, once the main port of imperial Rome, by day a popular attraction for visitors from all over the world, and by night the setting for fascinating entertainment events, as the ancient ruins return to life on enchanting summer evenings.
		It is close to the excavations of Ostia Antica and inside the Medieval Borgo, behind the old castle of Giulio II della Rovere.
	italy.breakfast-hotels.com /rome-ostia.htm (1560 words)

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