Ostia, Rome’s Port: Part Eight

As promised earlier there were major homes that belonged to those who owned or sailed ships, and traded all over the then known world. Interestingly, they had mosaics done in their houses, and shops displaying these things.

There was more than one ship owner in this town…

But other successful businessmen wanted in on the mosaic floor trend, and so we have bakers, and others displaying their work in their floors…