Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 41.754, 12.289 · 6 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 6 BC | Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars | Setting out from Ostia and following the Campanian coast, he paused on news of Augustus's illness. |
| AD 17 | Tacitus, Annals and Histories | A false Agrippa (Clemens) arrives at Ostia and draws the crowd's attention |
| AD 42 | Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars | He built a harbour at Ostia and erected a tall tower on piles, modeled on the Pharos of Alexandria, lit at night. |
| AD 43 | Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus | Claudius attacks the western edge of Britain, the only place he went to in person, sailing from Ostia; the rest he left to his generals. |
| AD 48 | Tacitus, Annals and Histories | While Claudius is at Ostia, the catastrophe of Messalina and Silius unfolds |
| AD 538 | Procopius, History of the Wars | The Isaurian fleet arrived at the port of Rome, and John's army reached Ostia; fortifications were built without enemy interference. |