Memorie, Via delle Saline, Via degli Scavi; People related to Ostia, e.g. Via Aristo, Via Cardinal Cybo, Via Claudia Quinta, Via Conte di Pitigliano, Via Gavio Massimo, Via della Gente Salinatoria, Via Gesualdo, Via Gherardo, Via Gloriano, Via dei Martiri Ostiensi, Via San Massimo; Towns of Lombardia, e.g. Via Albosaggia, Via Asola, Via Barzanò, Via Bigarello, Via Caiolo, Via Carlazzo, Via Casarile, Via Castellucchio, Via Cermenate, Via Cremosano, Via Merate; Towns of Veneto, e.g. Via Altivole, Via Bardolino, Via Bergantino, Via Bovolenta, Via Ceneselli, Via Pedavena, Via Preganziol, Via Recoaro Terme, Via Rovolon, Via Soverzene, Via Tambre, Via Vallada Agordina. Places of interest Civil buildings the burg of Gregoriopoli, a 9th-century citadel (830). a fortress whose construction was promoted by Pope Gregory IV. Casone Pontificio del Sale, near the archaeological site of Ostia antica. A 15th-century building. it became the museum of the archaeological area in 19th century by decision of Pope Pius IX. Castle of Julius II or Rocca di Ostia, in Viale dei Romagnoli. 15th-century Renaissance fortress (1423-86). the castle was commissioned by cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, the later Pope Julius II, incorporating an elder defensive tower which had been built in 1423 by order of Pope Martin V. Archaeological sites Ostia Antica Religious buildings Santa Aurea, in Viale dei Romagnoli. 15th-century Renaissance church (1483). Natural areas Riserva Naturale del Litorale Romano Parco dei Ravennati, located among Via dei Martiri Ostiensi, Via della Gente Salinatoria, Via del Mare, Viale dei Romagnoli, Via Gesualdo and Via Gloriano. it is dedicated to the people that took part in the reclamation of the area, most of whom were from Ravenna. In popular culture Ostia was featured in the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God, both written by British novelist Robert Graves. The novels include scenes set at Ostia spanning from the reign of Augustus to the reign of Claudius, including the departure of Agrippa to Syria and Claudius's reconstruction of the harbour. In the 1976 television series, Ostia was frequently mentioned but never actually seen. Ostia appears briefly towards the end of the Roman Empire section of the 1981 comedy film History of the World, Part I, where the main characters board a galleon (bearing the El Al logo) bound for Judaea. In the film, however, Ostia is only ever referred to as simply "the port". Ostia is the home town of the main characters of the children series, The