Ancient Ostra

Ancient Ostra

Map of Ancient Ostra, drawn up during the excavations of 1903-1904 made by Cav. Baldoni.
Ancient Ostra Shown within Italy
Location	Ostra Vetere, Province of Ancona, Marche, Italy
Coordinates	43°35′5″N13°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. ^[1] The Roman town was inhabited from the 3rd century BC until the 6th century AD. ^[2]

History

Pliny the Elder mentions Ostra with another ancient town, Suasa, 8 kilometres (5 mi) west. ^[3] 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. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Ancient Rome portal

• Archaeological Park of Urbs Salvia
• Potentia (ancient city)
• Ricina
• Sentinum
• Suasa
• Septempeda

References

1. Antica città romana di Ostra https://www.marcheology.it/en/discover/poi/antica-citt-romana-di-ostra-90/
2. Dell'antica città di Ostra nel territorio dei Galli Senoni: monografia storico-geografico. Tip. S. Gussio. 1911.
3. Pliny the Elder Natural History (Mayhoff) 3.114.2 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/978/1/253/1119-1124
4.  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.
5. 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.