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Ostia Antica

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Ostia Antica () was an ancient Roman city and the port of Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber. It is near modern Ostia, 25 kilometres (15 miles) southwest of Rome. Due to silting and the invasion of sand, the site now lies from the sea.Ostia-Introduction http://www.ostia-antica.org/intro.htm The name Ostia (the plural of ostium) derives from Latin os 'mouth'. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: ancient site
• date from: Ancient Rome
• official website: http://www.ostiaantica.beniculturali.it/

Source: en.wikipedia.org