Baths at Ostia

Excavations at Ostia Antica have brought to light 26 bath complexes in the town. These range from large public baths, such as the Forum Baths, to smaller, often private ones, such as the small baths.

Photo: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: public baths adjacent to Ostia’s forum that are dated to the third century CE
Also known as: “Forum Baths, Ostia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Domus della Fortuna Annonaria and Mithraeum of the Snakes.

Domus della Fortuna Annonaria

Archaeological site

Photo: Udimu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Domus della Fortuna Annonaria is an archaeological site.

Mithraeum of the Snakes

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mithraeum of the Snakes is an archaeological site, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Baths at Ostia.

Baths of the Lighthouse

Archaeological site

Photo: Udimu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baths of the Lighthouse is an archaeological site, which is situated 160 metres southeast of Baths at Ostia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isola Sacra and Ostia.

Isola Sacra

Suburb

Photo: Dtom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Isola Sacra is a suburb.

Ostia is in Lazio, Italy, close to Rome's major airport of Fiumicino. This article covers both the archaeological site Ostia Antica at the south-western end of Rome's district with the same name, and the nearby beach area Lido di Ostia.

Bagnoletto

Village

Bagnoletto is an urban area and quarter of the Municipio X of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. It is part of the Z. zone. XXXV Ostia Antica. It borders on its north-west with Fiumicino, north east with Dragona, on the south east with Saline di Ostia and Via dei Romagnoli. Bagnoletto is situated 4 km northeast of Baths at Ostia.

Baths at Ostia

Categories: thermae, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Municipio Roma X, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.75385° or 41° 45′ 14″ north

Longitude

12.2895° or 12° 17′ 22″ east

Open location code

8FHJQ73Q+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 701791732

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q16253542

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In Other Languages

From German to Italian—“Baths at Ostia” goes by many names.

German: “Forumsthermen (Ostia Antica)”
Italian: “Terme del Foro”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Latrina presso le Terme del Foro and Palestra delle Terme del Foro (Reg. I, XII, 6-10).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: L’area centrale e i complessi di rappresentanza and Ninfeo degli Eroti.

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