Ostia

ancient Roman city and colony
Place archaeological_site Q1012797
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Ostia

Summary

Ostia is an archaeological site[1]. Ostia ranks in the top 0.79% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,537 views/month, #26 of 3,303).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ostia is located in Roma Capitale[3].
  • Ostia is in the country of Italy[4].
  • Ostia's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Ostia's instance of is recorded as ancient city[6].
  • The location of Ostia was Lido di Ostia[7].
  • Ostia's Commons category is recorded as Ostia Antica[8].
  • Ostia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[9].
  • Ostia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[10].
  • 700 BC marks the founding of Ostia[11].
  • Ostia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.75416666666667, 'lon': 12.2875}[12].
  • Ostia's significant event is recorded as Siege of Ostia[13].
  • Ostia's official website is recorded as https://www.parcoarcheologicostiantica.it/[14].
  • Ostia's official website is recorded as https://www.ostiaantica.beniculturali.it/[15].
  • Ostia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ostia (ancient city)[16].
  • Ostia's Commons gallery is recorded as Ostia Antica (archaeological site)[17].
  • Ostia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Ostia's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Ostia's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[20].
  • Ostia's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Ostia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Ostia's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Ostia's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[24].
  • Ostia's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32756799[25].
  • Ostia's Commons Institution page is recorded as Ostia Antica[26].
  • Ostia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Ostia'}[27].

Body

Geography

Ostia is in the country of Italy[4]. Ostia is located in Roma Capitale[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[5] and ancient city[6].

History and Context

700 BC marks the founding of Ostia[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ostia include Via Ostiensis[28], a Roman road[29], in Italy[30].

Why It Matters

Ostia ranks in the top 0.79% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,537 views/month, #26 of 3,303).[2] Ostia has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Ostia is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Ostia include Via Ostiensis[28], a Roman road[29], in Italy[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Ostia Antica
    Official website https://www.parcoarcheologicostiantica.it/, https://www.ostiaantica.beniculturali.it/
    Instance of archaeological site, ancient city
    Website
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 130600, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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