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Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the ...
Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...
The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...
Old Jewish 'Purification' Bath Found While Digging a Roman City; 'Oldest Discovery of Its Kind in the World' Ancient ...
Photo from Ostia Antica Archaeological Park On the outskirts of Rome, Italy, sit the ruins of Ostia Antica. The ancient port ...
Credit: Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East ...
The “mikveh,” used by religious Jews for ritual purification, was discovered during the ongoing excavation of the ancient port city of Ostia. It was the first Roman colony and an important ...