Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.
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Ancient mikveh dating back to Roman times discovered in Ostia Antica, Italy. (photo credit: The Italian Ministry of Culture) A rare mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, was found at Ostia Antica ...
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The discovery of this mikveh is of singular importance, as it represents concrete evidence of the Jewish presence in Roman Ostia, reinforcing its role ... located near the ancient course of the Tiber.
Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the first-century Arch of Titus, commemorating the emperor’s sacking of Jerusalem ...
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The remains of twin babies buried together in a Roman grave have been found near Trogir, Croatia. Image: Ancient Roman ruins in Trogir, Croatia. Credit: Michael Wong / CC BY-NC 2.0 Archaeologists in ...