Discover about life in Ancient Rome.
This tour leads you to the main ancient port of Rome-Ostia.
Ostium was thetributary of the Tiber River, running into the Mediterranean Sea exactly 18 miles away from Rome.
Today we visit the archeological park of Ostia Antica.
There are many interesting discoveries about the daily life of the ancient romans. Ostia is like a little ancient Rome, we still see the theatre, imposing baths, a mill, a roman fastfood and really an entire neighborhood is preserved in Ostia with blocks of roman houses dating back to the 2nd century C.E.
The Romans even had a balcony outside to chat with their friends from or cool down in a hot summer night.
Martial and other authors wrote a lot about life back in the days.
Discover what their favorite food was.
Look at the laundry, the mill, all this comes back to life!