Ostia Antica, located at the mouth of the Tiber River, was the port city of ancient Rome. Uncovered there are mosaics that acted as "storefront signs" for commercial businesses—mostly shipping, grain merchants—from around the Mediterranean. The inscription as well as the elephant show that merchants from Sabrata (in Libya) traded in wild animals and/or ivory. Today, this area is called the Square of the Corporations It was the main center for commerce and trade for the Roman Empire mainly during the Age of Augustus (27 BC-31 AD). The photo dates to 1970 and the grass clippings were used to cov
Ostia Antica, located at the mouth of the Tiber River, was the port city of ancient Rome. Uncovered there are mosaics that acted as "storefront signs" for commercial businesses—mostly shipping, grain merchants—from around the Mediterranean. The inscription as well as the elephant show that merchants from Sabrata (in Libya) traded in wild animals and/or ivory. Today, this area is called the Square of the Corporations It was the main center for commerce and trade for the Roman Empire mainly during the Age of Augustus (27 BC-31 AD). The photo dates to 1970 and the grass clippings were used to cover the mosaic from time to time to protect it from the sun.
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