It’s just a 45-minute train ride from downtown Rome, and yet most tourists don’t make the trip. Sitting on the top row of the ancient arena, I scan the ruins of Ostia, letting my imagination take me ...

I arrived in Ostia Antica from Rome, where I’d been squinting at the grand ruins and trying to envision plutocrats in togas, grand processions of conquering generals, and tyrants with 100-foot-tall ...

The show still goes on in ancient Ostia’s theater. Courtesy of Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door Sitting on the top row of the ancient arena, I scan the ruins of Ostia, letting my imagination ...

As ancient Rome’s main port, Ostia welcomed grain, wine, livestock and olive oil from North Africa and Southern Italy to feed one million Romans. Yet despite an archaeological site spanning more than ...

Archaeologists near Rome uncovered an ancient Jewish structure used for ritual washing. Photos show the unique find for Italy. Photo from Ostia Antica Archaeological Park On the outskirts of Rome, ...

This is the conclusion of Janet Landfried’s series about a trip to Italy. We reached our hotel in Rome a little late, as it was more than 400 miles from Biella and we had made a stop in Assisi. But we ...