List of buildings in Regio III of the ancient Roman city of Ostia . The names are given in Italian; many buildings do not have their own name and are only referred to in literature as Caseggiato or Edificio ( residential house, building ). The most important information here is the modern number code (region, insula, house number).
Late antique construction of uncertain function. Parts of the building are built into a street and into adjacent residential buildings from the time of Trajan.
Caseggiato
III, I, 5
Shops from the Trajan period.
Domus and Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
III, I, 6
Mithraeum with well-preserved wall paintings. Built into a house.
Mercato
III, I, 7th
Elongated building with a central aisle and shutters on both sides; probably only one story.
Caseggiato
III, I, 8
Elongated building with a central aisle; probably workshop, it is not known what was produced here.
Caseggiato
III, I, 9
Very large commercial building. It has an inner courtyard in which there is a building. The function of the building is unknown.
Edificio
III, I, 10
Small building from Trajan times, unknown function. There are pools of water under construction.
Edificio
III, I, 11
Construction in the courtyard of III, I, 9; maybe camp.
Caseggiati
III, I, 12-13
Construction in the courtyard of III, I, 9; Residential or commercial building.
Botteghe
III, I, 14th
A series of shops that complete Complex III, I, 9 to the street.
Caseggiato
III, I, 15
Small workshop, there are several water basins in one room.
Insula II
Surname
number
description
Tempio dei Fabri Navales
III, II, 1-2
Shipbuilders Temple; the deity worshiped here is unknown. The temple was built in the second century. Before that there was a laundry here. In the fifth century the complex served as a temporary storage facility for marble. Numerous marble pillars were found in the courtyard, which apparently were never used and transported on.
Domus sul Decumano
III, II, 3
Fourth century home. A sarcophagus found here probably served as a water basin.
Caseggiato
III, II, 4
Building of uncertain function.
Domus di Marte
III, II, 5
The house of Mars dates from Hadrianic times. It takes its name from an altar found here that is dedicated to Mars Augustus . The building may be the seat of a guild. The building probably didn't have an upper floor. There were no remains of a staircase and the walls are relatively thin.
Horrea
III, II, 6
Trajan period warehouse.
Botteghe
III, II, 7
Stores
Edificio
III, II, 8
Construction of unknown function.
Caseggiato
III, II, 9
Construction of uncertain function, maybe residential building.
Edificio
III, II, 10
A number of stores.
Sacello
III, II, 11
Small shrine; a fragment of a marble statue was found, perhaps representing Dionysus.
Sacello delle Tre Navate
III, II, 12
It is a small chapel, the deity worshiped here is not known, but there are references to Dionysus. The building is similar to a mithra and has a central nave with two rows of columns and two aisles. The walls show remains of wall paintings. The floor is decorated with mosaics. There is a small kitchen in front of the entrance.
Insula III
Surname
number
description
Caseggiato delle Trifore
III, III, 1
Apartments and shops built under Antoninus Pius . The house is flanked by a street on both long sides. There are shops on the Decumanus Maximus, the rooms behind it open onto a side street. There are relatively well-preserved remains of wall paintings in two rooms. There are stairs that lead to an upper floor from the main street. Some of the walls of the house still extend to the upper floor, where large windows open onto the street.
Edificio
III, III, 2
Shops from the Hadrian era.
Edificio
III, III, 3
Building of unknown function.
Insula IV
Surname
number
description
Caseggiato Trapezoidale
III, IV, 1
Stable of a hotel next door (the Casa delle Volte Dipinte ). Built in Hadrianic times.
Insula V
Surname
number
description
Casa delle Volte Dipinte
III, V, 1
The house of painted vaults dates back to Hadrianic times. It is a multi-story building that may have served as a hotel. It forms its own insula. Windows can be found on all four sides so that the building does not need a courtyard for light either. The rooms are richly decorated with paintings, many of which have passed since the excavation.
Insula VI
Surname
number
description
Domus del Ninfeo
III, VI, 1-3
It is a noble house from the fourth century that was built into the rooms of a second century apartment building. The new building dates from the second quarter of the fourth century. Minor renovations date back to the second half of the same century. The new house has its own nymphaeum in the entrance courtyard of the house. To the south there are various rooms. One of them has a large window on the courtyard, which is decorated with two columns. The floor of this room is covered with Opus Sectile. Another room has a black and white mosaic. Two other rooms had a wall paneling with marble in the lower part. There were wall paintings above, but only some of them have been preserved. They are among the latest Roman wall paintings in a private house.
Ninfeo
III, VI, 4
A public nymphaeum from Hadrian times.
Insula VII
Surname
number
description
Edificio
III, VII,
Building of unknown function
Monumento Funerario
III, VII, 2
Grave construction from around 30 to 20 BC Chr.
Domus Fulminata
III, VII, 3-4
Large house with pillared courtyard. The house was built in the first century. There are various conversions. In the courtyard there is the inscription on a small marble block: FDC : F (ulgur) D (ium) C (onditum): a divine lightning was buried . Accordingly, the house was struck by lightning. The inscription gave the house its modern name. There are mosaics and there were various sculptures. The house had at least one more story. There were shops at the front.
Casa della Domus Fulminata
III, VII, 5
This house is part of the Domus Fulminata building. It is a residential building.
Caseggiato
III, VII, 6
It is a commercial building with a large courtyard. There is a wide entrance to the north. Here is also a room with a basin. There are also small shops on the street side. The use of the structure built under Trajan is unsafe. Maybe it was a stable.
Caseggiato
III, VII, 7
Commercial building with a large courtyard.
Edificio con Opus Sectile
III, VII, 8
It is a large, only partially excavated building. It is about 100 meters from the city gate near the ancient coastline. You enter the building through a vestibule and from there you get into a courtyard. On the east side there are some rooms, below which there is an exedra. It has two columns facing the courtyard and a marble floor. There are further rooms on the north side. One of them was decorated with a figurative opus sectile and shows Christian motifs, but also lions that kill other animals. The decoration dates to the end of the fourth century but has never been completed. The floor of the room was also decorated with Opus sectile. The ceiling once had a mosaic. Mosaics on the ceiling of rooms are an innovation of the fourth century and there is hardly any other archaeological evidence from this period. The function of the building uncertain, maybe it was a villa.
Insula VIII
Surname
number
description
Edificio
III, VIII, 1
Construction of unknown function.
Terme Marittime
III, VIII, 2
Large thermal baths that were built around 130 AD on the remains of the city wall. The name Terme Marittime is known from an ancient inscription (CIL XIV, 137), but it probably refers to other thermal baths and is therefore incorrect. The building is richly decorated with black and white mosaics.
Insula IX - Case a Giardino
Surname
number
description
Case a Giardino
III, IX, 2-5, 7-11, 13-20, 23-26
The garden houses are a large complex from the beginning of the second century. The facility is considered a prime example of a planned residential complex for luxury apartments and was once located near the coast. It forms a large square with mainly shops on the outside. Luxury apartments are grouped around an inner courtyard. In the inner courtyard, which certainly formed a garden, there are also fountains and other luxury apartments. Most of the apartments are richly decorated with wall paintings and mosaics and have several floors. Several modifications can be documented. Overall, however, the facility was abandoned in the third century; However, parts have continued to be used and there is evidence of commercial use.
Domus dei Dioscuri
III, IX, 1
It is a large house from the fourth century, which was built into part of the (then probably already abandoned) Case a Giardino and partly uses its walls. Two polychrome mosaics were found, one shows the two Dioscuri and gave the house its name. The house has its own bathing facility.
Casa delle Ierodule
III, IX, 6
The house is part of Case a Giardino . It is particularly notable for its well-preserved wall paintings. In one room there were also considerable parts of the antique, painted ceiling that could be reconstructed.
Casa delle Pareti Gialle
III, IX, 12
The house of yellow walls is part of the Case a Giardino . It is a medium-sized apartment with all the windows facing the garden. The apartment is notable for its well-preserved murals and mosaics. The geometric and floral mosaics date back to the Hadrianic era when the house was built. The wall paintings date to the second half of the second century, the third century and partly to the beginning of the fourth century.
Casa del Graffito
III, IX, 21
It is a medium-sized apartment within the Case a Giardino , which got its name from a graffito. There are remains of wall paintings and mosaics.
The House of the Muses forms a larger residential unit within the Case a Giardino . It is particularly notable for its well-preserved wall paintings. Most of the rooms have geometric or floral black and white mosaics.
Insula X
Surname
number
description
Caseggiato degli Aurighi
III, X, 1
The block of charioteers forms a unit with the Terme dei Sette Sapienti and the Caseggiato del Serapide . It was completed under Antoninus Pius . It is a multi-storey residential building with an inner courtyard, the facade of which has arcades. Remnants of the original wall painting are still preserved in numerous rooms. The block takes its name from two images depicting chariot drivers.
The Thermen der Sieben Wisen are located between two multi-storey residential buildings and were part of this residential complex and not a public bathhouse. They are richly decorated with mosaics and wall paintings. The image of the seven wise men gave the complex its name.
Caseggiato del Serapide
III, X, 3
This house forms a structural unit with the previous one. Shops are mainly found on the ground floor. The courtyard has high arcades that have been preserved to their original height today. In the courtyard there is a niche with a relief showing Serapis from the Severan period.
Insula XI
Surname
number
description
Caseggiato
III, XI, 1
Commercial and commercial building from the Trajan period.
Insula XII and XIII
Surname
number
description
III, XII, 1-2 & III, XIII, 1-2
Casette Tipo
There are at least four identical houses from the Trajan period.
Insula XIV
Surname
number
description
Edificio a tabernae
III, XIV, 1
Residential and commercial buildings from the time of Antoninus Pius; some well-preserved wall paintings. There is a staircase that attests to at least one more floor and a tavern.
Caseggiato
III, XIV, 2
Small building, function unknown; from the second century.
Magazzino dei Doli
III, XIV, 3
Single room with 21 vessels dug into the ground.
Caseggiato di Annio
III, XIV, 4
It is a residential and commercial building from the Hadrian era. On the facade there are three clay plaques with the inscription: OMNIA FELICI [A] ANNI (freely translated: Annius's business is going well ). The facade of the house had balconies, some of which have been preserved. At first, the building appears to have been used primarily for commercial purposes. Many doors were later bricked up to create living space. Inside there are some well-preserved wall paintings.
Insula XV
Surname
number
description
Caseggiato
III, XV, 1
Four stores.
Insula XVI
Surname
number
description
Botteghe
III, XVI, 1
Small commercial building.
Caseggiato
III, XVI, 2
Residential house from the Hadrian era with remains of wall paintings from the Antonine era and mosaics.
Edificio
III, XVI, 3
Commercial building; built under Antoninus Pius.
Edificio
III, XVI, 4
Commercially used building from Hadrian times.
Edificio
III, XVI, 5
Shop fitting from the time of Trajan.
Caseggiato
III, XVI, 6
Commercial building that was later converted into a residential building.
Terme della Trinacria
III, XVI, 7th
These are thermal baths from the time of Hadrian; Modifications date from the time of the Commodus . The thermal baths get their name from a mosaic that shows the personification of Sicily, a woman's head with three legs (triskeles) growing out of the head. A mosaic shows a nereid on a sea monster and two dolphins. The mosaic bears the inscription: STATIO CUNNULINGIORUN - Office of the Votzenlecker . The inscription can only be read by sitting on the bench on the edge of the wall. Presumably a side room of the bathroom served as a brothel.
Insula XVII
Surname
number
description
Horrea and Terme
III, XVII, 1
It is a camp from Hadrian times; the building was later converted into a residential building and a bathroom was installed.
Caseggiato del Mitreo della Planta Pedis
III, XVII, 2
Mithraeum built into a Hadrianic hall. It is equipped with a black and white mosaic and parts of the group of figures were found showing Mithras killing the bull (only two side figures have survived). The temple's mosaic shows the sole of the foot at the entrance, which gave the house its name. It is the Mithras footprint. In addition, the otherwise only white mosaic shows a snake.
Domus del Serapeo
III, XVII, 3
Hadrian house connected to the neighboring Serapeum. The house has a polychrome mosaic from Hadrian times with 68 fields in which there are various pictures. Fourteen of them have been preserved, including birds, theater masks and vases. In the fourth century the house was rebuilt. The entrance to the Serapeum was walled up. Some marble cladding and a nymphaeum date from this period. During this time the building was definitely used as a residence.
Temple of Serapis from Hadrianic times; equipped with mosaics.
Caseggiato di Bacco e Arianna
III, XVII, 5
Residential house from Hadrianic times, which was connected to the adjacent Temple of Serapis. Richly decorated with high quality mosaics. One of them shows Bacchus and Ariadne and gave the house its (modern) name.
↑ Giovanni Becatti : Edificio con opus sectile fuori Porta Marina , Scavi di Ostia 6, Roma 1969 (the excavation report)
^ L. Bouke van der Meer: Ostia speaks, Inscriptions, buildings and spaces in Rome's main port , Leuven, Paris, Walpole, MA, ISBN 978-90-429-2700-1 , 78-79, No. 27
^ Claudia Liedtke: Adjoining room decorations of the 2nd and 3rd centuries in Italy. Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-017539-8 , pp. 94-95
↑ L. Bouke van der Meer: Ostia speaks, Inscriptions, buildings and spaces in Rome's main port , Leuven, Paris, Walpole, MA, ISBN 978-90-429-2700-1 , 74-75, No. 25
