Ostia Antica - Oil Lamp Fountain
by Debra Martz
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Ostia Antica - Oil Lamp Fountain
Artist
Debra Martz
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The Oil-lamp fountain was a small fountain of unusual design. Water came out from a marble oil lamp with seven spouts. The fountain was protected by a marble railing on the street side, perhaps to prevent donkeys and horses from using it as a trough. A long roofed portico, 131 yd, housing shops and taverns occupied the last section of the southern side of Decumanus Maximus. It took its name from the fountain...Portico of the Oil-lamp Fountain.
Ostia was founded around the 4th century BC by King Anco Marzio and became the harbour of Rome, situated at the mouth of the Tiber. Throughout the following centuries, a flourishing trade and business center developed. Following the Barbarian invasions, the decline of Ostia began when the port was abandoned and became covered by silt over time.
The archaelogical excavations undertaken at the beginning of the XIX century have brought the ancient city back to light, a rare witness to 900 years of Roman civilization.
Ostia Antica - Oil Lamp Fountain by Debra Martz
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July 30th, 2016
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