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On the outskirts of Rome, an ancient city rivals Pompeii
Seattle Times ^ | November 22 2005 | Kristin Jackson

Posted on 11/22/2005 10:48:08 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Ostia Antica, once the ancient port of Rome, has hundreds of 2,000-year-old buildings spread over hundreds of acres... Unlike Rome's grandiose ruins and the patrician villas of Pompeii, a visit to Ostia Antica gives a sense of ordinary life long ago. This was a working town, ancient Rome's port near the mouth of the Tiber River (the river's currents and shallows made it too hard for big ships to sail into the heart of Rome). Ships arrived with cargo from all around the sprawling Roman Empire; goods were barged up the Tiber or transferred on carts.

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