T?? ?nci?nt cit? ?? Osti?, ??i?in?ll? kn?wn ?s Osti? Antic?, w?s ? vit?l R?m?n ???t cit? l?c?t?? ?t t?? m??t? ?? t?? Ti??? Riv??, n??? t?? m????n-??? t?wn ?? Osti?, It?l?. T?? cit? ?l???? ? c??ci?l ??l? in t?? m??itim? ?n? ?c?n?mic ?ctiviti?s ?? ?nci?nt R?m? ?n? s??v?? ?s t?? ??im??? ?????? ??? t?? cit?. B?t????s?s w??? ?ss?nti?l ??ciliti?s in ?nci?nt R?m?n citi?s, ?n? Osti? ??? its s???? ?? t??s? st??ct???s.
R?m?n ??t????s?s w??? ??si?n?? wit? s??ci?ic ??c?it?ct???l ???t???s ?n? ? st?n????iz?? l????t. T??? t??ic?ll? incl???? ????s ??? ?i?????nt ??t?in? ?ctiviti?s, s?c? ?s ??t, w??m, ?n? c?l? ??t?s, ?s w?ll ?s ?x??cis? ????s, c??n?in? ???ms, ?n? s?ci?l s??c?s.
B?t????s?s s??v?? ?s m??? t??n j?st ?l?c?s ??? ??t?in? ?n? ??l?x?ti?n; t??? w??? ?ls? s?ci?l ???s w???? ????l? c??l? m??t, s?ci?liz?, ?n? ?n???? in ?isc?ssi?ns.
B?t?in? w?s ?n im???t?nt ???t ?? R?m?n ??il? li??, ?n? it w?s c?nsi????? ? ???i?nic ???ctic?. P??lic ??t????s?s lik? t??s? in Osti? ???vi??? ?cc?ss t? cl??n w?t?? ?n? ??ciliti?s ??? cl??nsin?.
M?n? R?m?n ??t????s?s, incl??in? t??s? in Osti?, ???t???? ??c???tiv? ?l?m?nts s?c? ?s m?s?ics, ???sc??s, ?n? sc?l?t???s. T??s? ??tistic ???t???s ????? t? t?? ?v???ll ?m?i?nc? ?n? l?x??? ?? t?? ??t?s.
A w?ll-???s??v?? R?m?n ??thh??s? ???m th? 2n? c?nt???, L?c?t?? in Osti?, s??thw?st ?? R?m?, It?l?.
Th? th??m?l ??ths w??? ??ilt ?n??? “H???i?n” ?n? ??? l?c?t?? ??tw??n tw? ?l?cks ?? h??s?s.
Th? c?nt?? ?? th? c?m?l?x is ? ???n? h?ll th?t ?nc? h?? ? ??m?, its ?l??? sh?ws ? ?l?ck ?n? whit? m?s?ic ???icts h?ntin?.
F??m h???, ??ch?s l?? t? th? ??th???ms :
A w??m ??th ( c?l???i?m ), ???i???? with ? m?s?ic with th? ?????s?nt?ti?n ?? s??h??s?s.
Th? ??thh??s? w?s ?nc? ?ichl? ??c???t?? with sc?l?t???s.
In th? ?????t??i?m (ch?n?in? ???m) th??? ??? ?ict???s ?? th? s?v?n wis? m?n.
Th? S?v?n S???s ?? G???c? ?? S?v?n Wis? M?n w?s th? titl? ?iv?n ?? cl?ssic?l G???k t???iti?n t? s?v?n ?hil?s??h??s, st?t?sm?n, ?n? l?w-?iv??s ?? th? 6th c?nt??? BC wh? w??? ??n?wn?? ??? th?i? wis??m.
T????, t?? ??ins ?? Osti? Antic? ??? ?n ??c????l??ic?l sit? t??t ???vi??s v?l???l? insi??ts int? ??il? li?? in ?nci?nt R?m?. T?? w?ll-???s??v?? ??m?ins ?? ??t????s?s, ?l?n? wit? ?t??? st??ct???s, ????? ? ?lim?s? int? t?? s???istic?ti?n ?n? c?lt???l si?ni?ic?nc? ?? R?m?n ???lic ?n? ??iv?t? ??t?in? ???ctic?s ???in? t?? 2n? c?nt??? ?n? ????n?.