Ostia Collection

Marble head of Plotinus (205-270), Alexandrian philosopher, leader of Neoplatonism

The main street leading into Ostia: Ostia was the main sea-port for Rome, and flourished in the first and second centuries AD and declined after the fourth century AD

Roman Merchant-ship being loaded with grain, from a wall painting in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century. Note the rudder. Vatican Museums

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Port of Rome, 1581. 1581
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Port of Rome, 1581

Port of Ostia, Rome, c1643 (1931). Artist: Claude Lorrain
Port of Ostia, Rome, c1643 (1931). From The Studio Volume 102, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1931]

Relief showing the Roman lighthouse at Ostia, port of Rome, Italy, 1956. A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Mosaic, Carts pulled by mules with travellers, Cisarii. c1st Century

Chariotieer, mosaic, Cisarii, Ostia, Italy, c1st Century

Roman toilet, Ostia, Italy. Found at the Archaeology Museum and Roman Ruins, Ostia, Italy

Monument to Cartilius Poplicola, Ostie, Rome. Artist: Lorenzini
Monument to Cartilius Poplicola, Ostie, Rome

Roman marble sculpture of Cupid and Psyche, Ostia, Italy, c2nd century. Statue of lovers embracing, House of Cupid and Psyche

Wall paintings in house in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century

Children in religious procession, Roman wall painting from Ostia, c2nd-3rd century. The late imperial period corresponds to the expansion of political and cultural influence of the Roman Empire

Ostia Antica, Port of Rome, Italy, c2nd-3rd century, (c20th century). Artist: CM Dixon
Ostia Antica, Port of Rome, Italy, c2nd-3rd century, (c20th century). Theatre built 1st century BC, rebuilt 196. Ostia Antica is a large archeological site, close to the modern suburb of Ostia

Via Decumanus, Ostia Antica, Port of Rome, Italy, c2nd-3rd century, (c20th century). Artist: CM Dixon
Via Decumanus, Ostia Antica, Port of Rome, Italy, c2nd-3rd century, (c20th century). Theatre built 1st century BC, rebuilt 196

Interior of roman Food-Shop and Bar, Ostia, Italy, c2nd-3rd century. Artist: CM Dixon
Interior of roman Food-Shop and Bar, Ostia, Italy, c2nd-3rd century. Ostia Antica is a large archeological site, close to the modern suburb of Ostia

A street in the Roman port of Ostia

A street in the Roman port of Ostia, 1st century
A street in the Roman port of Ostia, with the Via Decumenus theatre on the left. It was built in the first century BC, and then rebuilt in 196 AD

Roman floor mosaic showing Neptune, 3rd century
Roman floor mosaic from Ostia, showing Neptune, 3rd century

Roman relief of a haruspex, 3rd century
Roman relief from Ostia for Fulvius Alius, a haruspex. The relief shows him at work before an altar where Hercules stands with his club

Street and buildings in the Roman town of Ostia, 2nd century

Roman mosaic of a nymph riding a sea-horse, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a nymph riding a sea-horse, from the Roman port of Osita, 2nd century

Roman altar showing Romulus and Remus, 3rd century
Roman altar showing Romulus, Remus, and the wolf. From near the Square of Corporations in Ostia, Romes sea-port, 3rd century

Houses and public buildings in the Roman port of Ostia, 2nd century
Houses and public buildings in Ostia, Romes sea port, 2nd century

The remains of the Capitol of Ostia, Romes port, 2nd century
The remains of the Capitol or chief temple of Ostia, Romes port, seen from the forum, 2nd century

Remains of the temple of Ceres in the Roman port of Ostia, 1st century
Remains of the temple of Ceres in Ostia, 1st century

Buildings in Ostia, the main port of Rome, 2nd century

Main street of the Roman port of Ostia
Main street (the Via Decumanius) of Ostia, the port of Rome

Model of a Roman apartment house, 2nd century
Model of a Roman apartment house: the House of Diana at Ostia, near Rome, 2nd century

Roman cart, mosaic from the frigidarium, Ostia, Italy, c150. A frigidarium was a cold pool in Roman public baths

The House of Diana in the Roman port of Ostia, 2nd century
The House of Diana in the port of Ostia, made up of apartments with shops on the ground floor, 2nd century

Doorway and warehouse at the Roman port of Ostia, 2nd century

Statue of Trajan in the Schola di Traiano, 1st century
Statue of the Roman Emperor Trajan (September 18, 53 - August 8, 117) in the Schola di Traiano, the seat of a corporation in the Roman city of Ostia, 1st century

Roman mosaic of a merchant ship, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a merchant ship with steering orars, from the Square of the Corporations in Ostia, 2nd century

Roman mosaic of two ships, a light house, and a dolphin, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of two ships (note the steering oars), a light house, and a dolphin from the Square of the Corporations in Ostia, 2nd century

Interior of a food-shop in the Roman city of Ostia, 2nd century
Interior of a food-shop or bar in the Roman city of Ostia, 2nd century

Street scene in the Roman city of Ostia, 2nd century
Street scene in the Roman city and port of Ostia. On the left are shops, 2nd century

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