Ancient Ostra

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Ancient Ostra
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Map of Ancient Ostra, drawn up during the excavations of 1903-1904 made by Cav. Baldoni.
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LocationOstra Vetere, Province of Ancona, Marche, Italy
Coordinates 43°35′5″N13°5′10″E / 43.58472°N 13.08611°E / 43.58472; 13.08611
TypeSettlement
History
Founded3rd century BC
Abandoned6th 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]

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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]

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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. Wikisource-logo.svg 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.