 Map of Ancient Ostra, drawn up during the excavations of 1903-1904 made by Cav. Baldoni. | |
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| Location | Ostra Vetere, Province of Ancona, Marche, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 43°35′5″N 13°5′10″E / 43.58472°N 13.08611°E / 43.58472; 13.08611 |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 3rd century BC |
| Abandoned | 6th century |
| Periods | Roman Republic - Byzantine Empire |
| Cultures | Ancient Rome |
| Site notes | |
| Website | Sito Archeologico di Ostra (in Italian) |
Ostra was an ancient Roman town near the modern town of Ostra Vetere. The Roman town was inhabited from the 3rd century BC until the 6th century AD.
History
Pliny the Elder mentions Ostra with another ancient town, Suasa, 8 kilometres (5 mi) west. Neither town survived beyond the classical period. Though Ostra is little mentioned by ancient authors, excavations there have brought to light remains of various buildings and several inscriptions.
See also
References
- Antica città romana di Ostra https://www.marcheology.it/en/discover/poi/antica-citt-romana-di-ostra-90/
- Dell'antica città di Ostra nel territorio dei Galli Senoni: monografia storico-geografico. Tip. S. Gussio. 1911.
- Pliny the Elder Natural History (Mayhoff) 3.114.2 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/978/1/253/1119-1124
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ostra". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 360.
- L. de Ligt (5 April 2012). Peasants, Citizens and Soldiers: Studies in the Demographic History of Roman Italy 225 BC-AD 100. Cambridge University Press. pp. 319–. ISBN 978-1-107-01318-6.