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Secret Ostia - emilio - 04-16-2014

A "secret" part of the ancient Roman port of Ostia has been unearthed and is "bigger than Pompeii," Rome's archaeological superintendency said today.
The "exceptional results" reveal that Ostia was "split in two by the Tiber River in the First Century BC," it said.

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2014/04/16/secret-ostia-bigger-than-pompeii-2_df39640e-4f4f-4e50-a34c-32a16352fe22.html

arrivederci,
emilio


Secret Ostia - emilio - 04-16-2014

Satellite map from "Portus Project" (University of Southampton):

http://www.portusproject.org/blog/2014/04/new-city-wall-discovered-ostia/


arrivederci,
emilio


Secret Ostia - Vindex - 04-17-2014

Thanks for the links.