Necropoli di Porto Isola Sacra
Roman necropolis with over two hundred funerary buildings along the Via Flavia, in the Parco archeologico di Ostia antica.
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About the museum
The Porto necropolis developed on the island between the Tiber and the Fossa Traiana, today's Fiumicino canal, along the line of the Via Flavia. It was used from the late 1st century AD to the 4th century AD and comprises over two hundred funerary buildings.
Most of the tombs are square, with one or two storeys, brick façades, sometimes with triangular pediments and travertine elements. In the open spaces between the large tombs the poorer burials were placed, in simple forms: box tombs covered with tiles, wooden chests, amphorae or simply earth. Excavations were carried out in the 1920s and 1930s.
The inscriptions and brick reliefs next to them show everyday trades, such as the midwife, the surgeon, the blacksmith and the grain merchant, and tell the story of a community of traders, freedmen and small entrepreneurs. The necropolis is part of the Parco archeologico di Ostia antica.
Highlights
- Over two hundred funerary buildings along the Via Flavia
- Tomb 43 with the mosaic and the Greek inscription “Ode Pausilypos”
- Tomb 78 of Tito Claudio Eutico, with a notable façade
- Brick reliefs with scenes of trades: midwife, surgeon, blacksmith, grain merchant
- Poorer burials among the large tombs: box tombs, tile-covered graves, amphora burials
- Operated by
- Parco archeologico di Ostia antica
- Visitors per year
- approx. 5,829
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €18 |
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| Reduced | €2Reduced rate of the park's combined ticket |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month: free admission to all sites of the park, according to the opening hours of each site and without booking.
The site is included in the combined ticket of the Parco archeologico di Ostia antica (€18 full price, €2 reduced), valid for eight days from first entry and for all archaeological and museum sites of the park; no separate ticket for the necropolis alone is listed. The park also offers the Ostia Antica Pass for 365 days (€40 individual, €70 for two people, €10 for young people aged 18 to 25). Tickets are bought online via the park's website.
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Getting there & parking
By car from via dell'Aeroporto in Fiumicino: via Cima Cristallo, via Pal Piccolo, then via Monte Spinoncia 52.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Coming by car from via dell'Aeroporto in Fiumicino, continue along via Cima Cristallo and via Pal Piccolo as far as via Monte Spinoncia 52. The park office is at Viale dei Romagnoli 717, in Ostia antica. |
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