Tavern at Ostia Antica Italy

The more things change the more they remain the same. So it can be said of the ancient tavern among the archeological site that is Ostia Antica near... more

by Joan Carroll

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Tavern at Ostia Antica Italy

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Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

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The more things change the more they remain the same. So it can be said of the ancient tavern among the archeological site that is Ostia Antica near Rome Italy. Step into this tavern and you see a fresco in the middle advertising the tavern’s offerings: food, drink and music! You’ll also see a small sink, and shelves once used to display food and drinks for sale (left). The cramped quarters of the poorer classes often didn’t have a kitchen so you had to purchase or prepare food elsewhere. Ostia Antica is a short train ride from Rome. Ostia, at the mouth (ostium) of the Tiber River, was founded around 620 BCE; its central attraction was the salt gleaned from nearby salt flats, which served as a precious meat preserver. Later, around 400 BCE, Rome conquered Ostia and made it a naval base, complete with a fort. By CE. 150, when Rome controlled all the Mediterranean, Ostia served as its busy commercial port. With the fall of Rome, the port was abandoned. Over time the harbor silted up.

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Joan carroll, archeology, travel, tourism, italian, history, historical, roman, historic, stone, brick, heritage, oven, tourism, excavation, roman ruins

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