Historic Rome: Day Four - Ostia Antica - Part Two

Entrance to the Baths of Neptune, public bathhouses were a central feature of Roman towns - Ostia Antica

Information plaque on the mosaics of the Baths of Neptune - Ostia Antica

Overall view of the mosaics in the Baths of Neptune - Ostia Antica

The sea theme of the baths, with fish, mermaids, and Neptune gives them their name - Ostia Antica

The many rooms of the Baths of Neptune complex - Ostia Antica

Walking around the Baths of Neptune complex - Ostia Antica

From the design of the mosaic this looks like some kind of Ancient Roman gym room/area - Ostia Antica

Information plaque about the following photo and the insula (apartment building) which was used for both residential and commercial purposes - Ostia Antica

This area and building is situated in the area serving the river and the warehouse district - Ostia Antica

Part of the theatre, note the thick steel bar holding the two huge pieces of wall together - Ostia Antica

Information plaque on the famous theatre - Ostia Antica

Information plaque on the theatre and headquarters of the trading corporations - Ostia Antica

Looking out from the top of the theatre - Ostia Antica

Part of the vast square (the Piazzale delle Corporazioni) that led towards the Tiber river from the theatre was full of traders and ship-owners - Ostia Antica

Information plaque on the floor mosaics of the trading area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia Antica

Details of the mosaics of the statiories (traders) in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia Antica

Entrance to trading area from the bottom of the theatre - Ostia Antica

The 3 Masks turned to the stage of the Theater - Ostia Antica

Detail of one of the 3 masks - Ostia Antica

Bottom of a plinth in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia Antica

In the middle of the photo is the main temple in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia Antica

Little friendly dude enjoying the sunshine and Ostia Antica - Ostia Antica

Photos of Ostia Antica, Rome

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During the autumn of 2020 I made a short trip for 5 days over to the city of Rome, Italy. At the time, due to the covid pandemic, flights and hotels were pretty cheap as tourism was virtually nonexistent in mainland Europe, Italy was one of the few places you could travel to with precaution and I must add everything went really smooth once I was there! temperature checks were in place at all attractions and masks were worn in public places during the day, everything felt safe and clean.

I had pre-booked tickets to some of the places I wanted to visit and in the end the trip turned out to be a kind of ‘historic Rome’ sightseeing tour! Italy on a whole is a fascinating place and Rome is like the centre hub of it all! this was not my first visit to Rome (check out the photos from that trip here) and as usual I can thoroughly recommend it – enjoy the photos! 🙂

Photography by Mark Carnaby

Rome, Italy - 2020 Trip

Historic Rome: Day Four – Ostia Antica – Part Two

Photos of Ostia Antica, Rome