Visiting Ostia Antica. Getting there. Ostia Antica is about 16 miles southwest of Rome. The easiest and most economical way to get to it is to take the “trenino” — an electric-powered ...

The crowds in Rome seem to get bigger every year, so I recommend checking out Ostia Antica instead. The archaeological park is about 30 minutes away, and it houses relics from an ancient Roman city.

As ancient Rome’s main port, Ostia welcomed grain, wine, livestock and olive oil from North Africa and Southern Italy to feed one million Romans. Yet despite an archaeological site spanning more ...

In 1976, our family travelled to Ostia Lido, just up the road from Ostia Antica, the latter considered to rival Pompeii on account of the preservation of its buildings, frescoes and mosaics.

Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.

Archaeologists Unearth 1,600-Year-Old Jewish Ritual Bath—the Oldest Ever Found in Europe Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say ...

Ostia was the busiest port in the Roman Empire. Jewish slaves were imported by the thousands after the Romans destroyed the Second Temple and after the fall of Beitar.