Virtual Model of Ostia Antica: Ostia Antica - the harbour of Ancient Rome

    
 
 The history of Ostia (derived from Latin ostium, here denoting "the mouth of the Tiber") 
is indissolubly linked to that of Rome, which it served as a river and a sea port, and 
through which came the essential goods for a population that reached 1 million people.
During the Empire the crowd of plebeians was nourished by the State. In the
2nd century AD, the population of Ostia numbered some 50,000 individuals, 
including ship  owners, merchants, craftsmen, civil servants, sailors and stewards.


Written by Angelo Coccettini and Marzia Vinci Edited by Art Recon Inc.
French version by Martha Metelski
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