"ostia antica" a Ostia Antica Travel Page by moacha

I love stones and like ruins. Among the ancient ruins, that in which mosaic drawing remains is rare. I want to visit Ostia antica very much.
The ruins of this important Roman settlement, founed back in the 4th century BC, stand in the hart of a splendid park near the mouth of Tiber. Originally a fortified citadel controlling acces to Rome by river, Ostia grew over five centuries yo become an improtant city. The first set of perimeter walls were exceeded in 1st centuty BC by a new tier of walls, complete with turrets and three gates: Porta Romana, Porta Maria and Porta Laurentia. The main road, The Decuman, was about nine metres wide and almost tow tow kilometres long. Today, visitor can still make their way down this majestic axal road stepping over the anciebt basalt paving sabs, its characteritic broad volcanic stones.

In the ruins of Ostia Antica, you can imagine a life of the people from the Roman Empire, and can meet with the nature which is not different from that time.