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Ostia Antica on Windows Pc

Developed By: Excavation guides

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 6 votes

Last Updated: December 27, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.3
Size 21 MB
Release Date January 04, 15
Category Travel & Local Apps

What's New:
Fixed location issues. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Let us guide you through Ostia Antica, and enrich your visit to the excavation site.

This guide covers the 40 most important excavated structures in the Ostia Antica. It offers a... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Ostia Antica and install on Windows PC. Ostia Antica is free Travel & Local app, developed by Excavation guides. Latest version of Ostia Antica is 1.0.3, was released on 2015-01-04 (updated on 2023-12-27). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Ostia Antica is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 6 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 2 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Ostia Antica on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Ostia Antica on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Ostia Antica on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Ostia Antica using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Ostia Antica" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Ostia Antica on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Ostia Antica" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.0.3.

Download Ostia Antica 1.0.3 on Windows PC – 21 MB

Let us guide you through Ostia Antica, and enrich your visit to the excavation site.

This guide covers the 40 most important excavated structures in the Ostia Antica. It offers a full description of every excavated building including 3D models or sketches of how the buildings used to look in their past glory. Markings on the map shows where the structures are placed, and where your are accordingly to them.

Using TTS (text to speak) your smartphone will act as an audio guide and will read the texts out to you loud, as you visit the different sites. The voice used is the default Android speaker voice, that is already installed on your device. All you need to do is to press “Play” at the button of a selected text, and the chosen text will be read out to you.

You can either use our predefined tour of the highlights of the area, or you can plan your own tour through the excavation site. Simply use the Tour Planner features to select the buildings you would like to see and then follow you own route through Ostia.

Let us show you Ostia Antica, as it used to be…

Features included in the app:
- Description and history 40 of the buildings in Ostia.
- Pictures of the excavated buildings and 3D models of how they used to look.
- Audioguide using TTS (text to speech).
- Tour planner to create your own unique route through the excavation site.
- Markings of the buildings on a GPS powered map.
- A description of the history of the entire Excavation site.

40 buildings are covered in Ostia Antica Excavation:
- The Necropolis.
- The roman gate.
- The aquaduct.
- Square of victory.
- Baths of the voachmen.
- Fiume Morto - Dead River.
- Baths of Neptune.
- Road of the fountain.
- The covered water-basin.
- Barracks of the Fire Brigade.
- Square of the Guilds.
- Theatre.
- Christian chapel.
- House of the Millstones.
- Mill-bakery.
- Museum.
- House of the Wine-bar.
- Capitolium.
- Temple for Rome and Augustus.
- The Curia.
- Basilica.
- Fountain.
- House of the Cult-niche.
- Round Temple.
- House of the Fishmongers.
- Republican Temples.
- House of Amor and Psyche.
- Baths of Mithras.
- Guild-seat of the Grain Measurers.
- House of Serapis.
- Baths of the Seven Sages.
- House of the Charioteers.
- Garden Houses.
- Public Latrine.
- Forum Baths.
- Large bakery.
- Temple of the Great Mother (Magna Mater), Cybele.
- Temple of Attis.
- Fortuna Annonaria.
- Fulling mill.
- Baths of the Marine Gate.

The Ostia app will ask for your GPS position - However the data will not be stored or in anyway shared with external parties. The app will work without the GPS turned on, but then it will not show your position on the maps.

The Ostia app has no “add-ons” or "in app purchases", so all the features will be yours without extra fees. The app is ongoing being updated and new features released.
Fixed location issues.