Ostia Antica in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Terme di Nettuno
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Baths of Neptune

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

1. Terme di Nettuno / Baths of Neptune Marker

Inscription. Collegate al Decumano mediante un portico con arcate che monumentalizzava questo lato della strada, le terme furono create alla fine del I secolo d.C. ma ricostruite dall'imperatore Adriano (117-138 d.C) e completate nel 139 d.C. dall'imperatore Antonino Pio. Il percorso interno si snodava attraverso due sale decorate con mosaici figurati e raggiungeva il frigidarium (sala per i bagni freddi) (A), con vasche e pavimento musivo. Da quest'ultimo si passava alle sale riscaldate, due tepidaria (B-C) e un calidarium (D), quest'ultimo con vasche per bagni caldi. Il settore occidentale del complesso era invece occupato dallo spazio aperto della palestra (E). circondata da un colonnato marmoreo, in cui si svolgevano le attività ginniche. Abitazioni con ingressi indipendenti erano situate infine nei piani superiori dell'edificio. Le terme furono restaurate fino al IV secolo d.C.

Connected to the Decumanus by an arcaded portico that monumentalized this side of the street, the baths date to the late 1st century AD but were rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138) and completed in AD 139 by the emperor Antoninus Pius. Inside, visitors passed through two rooms decorated with figurative mosaics to reach the frigidarium (room for cold baths) (A), with basins and a mosaic floor. From the latter they then moved into the heated rooms, two tepidaria (B-C) and a calidarium (D) the latter with basins for hot baths. The western sector of the complex was occupied by the open space of the gymnasium (E), surrounded by a marble colonnade, where sporting activities took place. Finally, the upper floors of the building hosted residential apartments with independent entrances. The baths were renovated up to the 4th century AD.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 41° 45.372′ N, 12° 17.573′ E. Marker is in Ostia Antica, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It can be reached from Viale degli Scavi. The marker is Ostia Antica Archaeological Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ostia Antica, Lazio 00119, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Terme di Nettuno. I Mosaici / Baths of Neptune. The Mosaics (within shouting distance of this marker); Horrea di Ortensio e Horrea dell'Artemide / The Warehouses of Hortensius and Artemis (within shouting distance of this marker); L'Area del Teatro e il Centro Delle Corporazioni Commerciali (within shouting distance

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

2. Terme di Nettuno / Baths of Neptune Marker

of this marker); Ninfei Ai Lati del Teatro e c.d. Oratorio Cristiano / Nymphaeums and the Christian Oratorio (within shouting distance of this marker); The Martyrs of Ostia Tiberina (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memoriam Sanctae Monnicae / In Memory of Saint Monica (within shouting distance of this marker); Decumano e Rete Viaria / Decamanus and Road Network (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Caserma dei Vigili / Police Barracks (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ostia Antica.

The Baths of Neptune image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

3. The Baths of Neptune

Close-up of the depictions of the baths on the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

4. Close-up of the depictions of the baths on the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.

Terme di Nettuno⎯⎯⎯Baths of Neptune

Terme di Nettuno
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Baths of Neptune