Ostia isn't as massive a site as Pompeii, but there is a lot to see there - the site stretches a lot in all directions, and there is a great deal more than wall foundations uncovered.
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| This was a warehouse area I think |
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| The main road - Decumano Massimo |
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| Vantage point for viewing the Baths of Neptune |
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| All the mosaics in Ostia seem to be black and white only |
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| In the bath house - that'll be Neptune then |
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| All of that is the Bath House |
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| Looking across from the Bath House viewing point to the Theatre |
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| There were poppies everywhere |
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| I know you saw this in an earlier blog, but thought I'd include it where it belongs |
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| The Foro della Corporazioni, just behind the Teatro |
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| With the wide-angle lens to get it all in. Maria was there waiting for me |
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| There's a lot of leisure time when I'm on a camera day! |
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| Just behind the Teatro - marble masks from the back of the stage |
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| The Teatro from the Foro della Corporazioni |
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| There was once a covered corridor running round the 3 sides |
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| The mosaics running round the double portico were all black and white |
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| They represent the types of work carried out by the corporations of workers.... |
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| ....and the commercial trade of Ostia |
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| Apparently this one represents the trade of ivory from what is now Libya |
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| A Nymphaeum |
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| This and the next couple of photos show a housing complex close to the Forum |
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| Maria had just realised that she hadn't checked in for next day's flight..... You can do so much these days on your phone (provided your company is paying the roaming charges!!) |
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| A Thermopolium (tavern) in the housing complex |
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| Above the second counter inside the tavern |
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| There were remains of plaster on a number of interiors |
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| View over to the Forum |
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| More painted plaster |
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| You could really see how thick the plaster was |
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| Presumably this used to be a floor! |
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| In the Forum - the steps up to the Capitolium |
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| Wings over Ostia - it's very close to one of the airports, Fiumicino I think, so very noisy |
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| With the marble replaced |
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| The Serpent Mithraeum |
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| You can see where it gets its name from |
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| A Fullonica (laundry) |
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