The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...
Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...
As they worked, the team uncovered a smaller rectangular room with a wide set of steps leading down to a well. Archaeologists ...
Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the ...