The Eigth Ostian Seminar – Ostia before the second century CE

For the eight time, the École Francaise de Rome will host the Ostian seminar. The Ostia Forum Project is represented by three of its members. Prof. Dr. Axel Gering and ph.d. candidate Sophie Menge will be presenting the newest research on the sanctuary discovered in rooms TFR. Ph.d. candidate Daniel Damgaard will be presenting his newest research on the first Forum and its Republican phases.

The seminar will take place between March 21-23 2024. For more on the seminar, see the programme below.

Excavation campaign 2024

From September 2 until October 13 2024, the annual excavation campaign will take place in the heart of Ostia. Once again, the focal point is the further examination of a hitherto unknown sanctuary. In that regard, the Ostia Forum Project is looking for eight participants, who can partake for the entirety of the campaign. All costs will be covered by the project.

For more information, see the document below (in German).

New gallery

Dear all

We have now updated the site with pictures from the most recent campaign. For the first time since 2019 and post Covid-19, we could finally excavate again. We continued from where we left off in 2019 – in TFR.

You can see the slideshow gallery here.

One-year scholarship for students in the Ostia Forum Project

Once again, the Stiftung Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin finances scholarships in the Ostia Forum Project. This time it is a one 1-year scholarship (300€ / month) commencing April 1 2024. To be considered for the positions, you must be a bachelor or master student in Classical Archaeology and be present at the university.

If you are interested in Ostia and in getting to know that place more, then apply. The deadline is January 15, 2024

For more, click here and here.

Presentation in Rome

The Ostia Forum Project will be presenting in the international colloquium Urbs in transitum: innovazione e tradizione tra Roma e Ostia nel III secolo organised by Istituto Storico Austriaco, Academia Belgica and Parco archeologico di Ostia Antica. The colloquium will be taking place between October 4 and October 7 2023 in both Rome and Ostia.

The project is represented by the director, Prof. Dr. Axel Gering, and ph.d. student Sophie Menge. Their presentation is titled From sanctuary to shops. The transformation of the TFR-area northeast of the Forum from the 2nnd to the 3rd century AD.