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Ostia Antica 2

Ok, here’s the second batch.

Another shot of the theater, which originally had 3 tiers of seating divided into five cunei (wedges) and a seating capacity of around 2,700; two of the tiers survive
Another shot of the theater

Theater masks
Theater masks

A painting of fruits and vegetables from a Thermopolium, which is very well preserved. The marble countertops are in excellent shape, and two seats flanking the door also survive
A painting of fruits and vegetables from a Thermopolium

The Capitolium in the Forum. The temple was dedicated to the Capitoline triad (Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva)
 The Capitolium

My wife Allison and brother Ryan in the doorways of some buildings on one of Ostia’s side streets
My wife Allison and brother Ryan

If anyone is interested in other pictures of Rome that are not necessarily classical, my wife and I have been posting some at another website.

Dennis: how did the teaching go?