Rick Steves: Ruins at the Roman port of Ostia Antica rival Pompeii’s It’s just a 45-minute train ride from downtown Rome, and yet most tourists don’t make the trip. by Rick Steves Sunday ...

Rome, too, is home to hidden historical treasures, like this remarkably well-preserved ancient port.

Ostia Antica, If you haven’t got enough of Roman ruins yet then you shouldn’t miss the local version of Pompei, located just 30 km east of Rome. It’s accessible quite easily, a cheap ...

A rare mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, was found at Ostia Antica, near Rome, offering concrete evidence of a Jewish presence in ancient Roman Ostia. Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli ...

Ostia Antica, a 45-minute Metro/commuter-train ride away from Rome, offers ancient thrills to rival Pompeii (which is four hours south of Rome). Wandering around the ruins today, you can see the ...

Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.

Wandering around the ruins today, you can see the remains of the docks, warehouses, apartment flats, mansions, shopping arcades, and baths — all giving a peek at Roman lifestyles.

Ostia Antica also became part of the fascist ideology of the 1920s and 1930s with selective use of Roman antiquity.

Ostia was the busiest port in the Roman Empire. Jewish slaves were imported by the thousands after the Romans destroyed the Second Temple and after the fall of Beitar.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF MARCH 12, 2025 10:33 A rare mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, was found at Ostia Antica, near Rome, offering concrete evidence of a Jewish presence in ancient Roman Ostia.

I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go to nearby Ostia Antica.