Here are some pictures I took in Ostia.

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Ostia was the port of ancient Rome. Large merchant ships arrived at this port bringing grain, wine, and a vast assortment of merchandise for the city of Rome. There were many warehouses to store that merchandise here. There was also a population of merchants and shops for the people in Ostia. It was also possible to book passage on the commercial ships that docked here. Ostia was not a base for the Roman Navy. The nearest such base was Misenum on the northwest tip of the Bay of Naples. Today Ostia is several miles away from the sea. It no longer could serve as a port.