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| Page Views: 232 Last Visit to Ostia Antica: April, 2004 | More about Ostia. by leics - last update: May 15, 2004 |
Public buildings and private lives. The coloured mosaics have all gone to museums, but the black and white ones remain in situ. I think that's brilliant. |
|  | Wall paintings. The best wall paintings have gone to museums, but you can still see some on their original walls. I think that's brilliant too. |
Going back in time. As you wander through the streets, houses and back yards of Ostia you get a real sense of going back in time. It's easy to imagine what life was like, and every corner brings a new discovery. | | |
| Box tiles for central heating. |
| | Even in Italy the Romans needed their underfloor heating (hypocausts) and flues which channelled warm air through the walls. They certainly would have needed them in England! |
Everywhere you can see huge terracotta pots sunk into the ground .....a way of keeping water cool and food fresh. | | |
| | Courtyard gardens. The Romans liked their cool courtyards and gardens. This is a particularly nice one, I think .... I liked the ?planters in the middle. |
The Imperial Palace is largely closed off at the moment (to make it safe?) but I pushed my way through the long grass to take this picture of the beautiful mosaic in the colonnaded entrance. | | |
| | Ostia, as I've already said, is huge. Take your time........discover its secrets. |
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nyperose Sun Oct 5, 2008 14:39 UTC
Nice detailed information about Ostia:-D I did not have time to go there when I was in Rome, but'll go there next time! It's sounds so easy! | Trekki Sat May 17, 2008 10:39 UTC
Oh yes, Ostia is on my wishlist!!! This tilework is exceptional, it also amazed me in the old places in Umbria! But the imagination of black scorpions... eeks... | TheWanderingCamel Sat Mar 8, 2008 22:28 UTC
Ostia is definitely on our list! Thanks for your forum reply. leyle | icunme Fri Apr 21, 2006 19:43 UTC
OK, now I have to go back to Ostia and look for this stuff..... Grazie, Carol |
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