Ostia Antica in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Giovanni Becatti
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025
1. Giovanni Becatti Marker
A Giovanni Becatti
Archeologo e storico dell'arte antica
Docente ispiratore di tante generazioni di studenti
Fu ispettore e poi direttore degli scavi di Ostia dal 1938 al 1954
Documento con competenza e passione gli scavi per l'Esposizione Universale di Roma del 1942
Scopri e pubblico l' edificio con opus sectile di Porta Marina
Avvio il cantiere didattico delle Terme del Nuotatore
Fu versatile, modesto e laborioso
Il Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica erede della soprintendenza archeologica di Ostia pone a ricordo dell'insigne collega e maestro nel cinquantesimo anniversario della scomparsa XVI Giugno MMXXIII
[English translation of the Italian text:]
To Giovanni Becatti
Archaeologist and historian of ancient art, inspiring teacher to many generations of students. He was inspector and then director of the Ostia excavations from 1938 to 1954. He documented with expertise and passion the excavations for the 1942 Rome Universal Exposition. He discovered and published the opus sectile building of Porta Marina. He launched the educational project at the Baths of the Swimmer. He was versatile, modest, and hardworking. The Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica, heir to the Archaeological Superintendence of Ostia, places a memorial to its distinguished colleague
this page online
June 16, 2023
Erected 2023.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 2023.
Location. 41° 45.333′ N, 12° 17.276′ E. Marker is in Ostia Antica, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is on Viale degli Scavi. The marker is on the wall of the Museo Ostiense, at the 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 Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Italo Gismondi (here, next to this marker); Dante Vaglieri (here, next to this marker); Raissa Samojlovna Gurevič Calza (a few steps from this marker); Mensola della Sinagoga / Synagogue Corbel (within shouting distance of this marker); Caseggiato dei Doli / The Dolia Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Dolia (within shouting distance of this marker); Molino del Silvano / The Mill of Silvanus (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Thermopolium di Via di Diana (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ostia Antica.
Regarding Giovanni Becatti. Much of Becatti's career as an archeologist occured at Ostia, where he served
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025
2. Giovanni Becatti Marker on the side of the Museo Ostiense
Also see . . . Giovanni Becatti (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 78 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
