Saturday, January 5, 2013

Ostia Antica

On whim this morning, Andy & I decided to hop on the metro to Ostia Antica. It's an ancient Roman port city that was ransacked by pirates in 68 B.C. We didn't quite know what to expect but were pleasantly surprised by the scale of the ruins. There was everything from tombs and mosaics to a largish amphitheatre complete with a vomitorium (ask Andy for the definition of vomitorium).

 

 

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  1. UnknownJanuary 5, 2013 at 12:19 PM

    We SNL watchers from the 1980's all know what a vomitorium is!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  2. vebiltdervanJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:31 AM

    We watched Rick Steves on PBS yesterday doing a 'Lesser-Known Rome' show featuring Trastevere most prominently (especially old churches), plus the old Jewish Ghetto, & an outing to Antica Ostia.

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