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Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD: a fresco depicting vegetables, wine and fruit, seen from the front; marble steps descend below. Photograph after G.E. Chauffourier, 1928.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD: a fresco depicting vegetables, wine and fruit, seen from the front; marble steps descend below. Photograph.

Ostia, Italy: interior of a ruined villa, featuring wall paintings and mosaic floors. Photograph by Chauffourier, 1928.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD: marble steps below a fresco illustrating vegetables, wine and fruit. Photograph by Anderson.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD. Photograph by Anderson, 192-.

Ostia, Italy: remains of a Roman thermopolium (food bar) in Via di Diana. Photograph by Anderson, ca. 1931.

Ostia, Rome: columbaria for holding urns containing the ashes of the dead. Photograph by Fratelli Alinari, 192-.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a part of the Forum baths constructed 138-161 AD. Photograph by Anderson, ca. 1931.

Roman Ostia / by Russell Meiggs.

Roman children's sarcophagi : their decoration and its social significance / Janet Huskinson.

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Ostia (Extinct city)

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Images referencing Ostia (Extinct city)

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Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a part of the Forum baths constructed 138-161 AD. Photograph by Anderson, ca. 1931.

Roman Ostia / by Russell Meiggs.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD. Photograph by Anderson, 192-.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD: a fresco depicting vegetables, wine and fruit, seen from the front; marble steps descend below. Photograph.

Roman children's sarcophagi : their decoration and its social significance / Janet Huskinson.

Ostia (Extinct city)

Images from the collections

Images referencing Ostia (Extinct city)

Works from the collections

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a part of the Forum baths constructed 138-161 AD. Photograph by Anderson, ca. 1931.

Roman Ostia / by Russell Meiggs.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD. Photograph by Anderson, 192-.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD: a fresco depicting vegetables, wine and fruit, seen from the front; marble steps descend below. Photograph.

Roman children's sarcophagi : their decoration and its social significance / Janet Huskinson.

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