Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...
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Jewish ritual bath discovered near Rome is the 'oldest discovery of its kind in the world'
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1,400-year-old Jewish ritual bath unearthed on outskirts of Rome. See the unique ruins
As they worked, the team uncovered a smaller rectangular room with a wide set of steps leading down to a well. Archaeologists ...
Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe
Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the ...
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A Semi-Subterranean Jewish Ritual Bath Found in the Ancient Roman Port of Ostia Antica
Credit: Ministero della Cultura The confirmation of a deep-rooted Jewish community in this port city adds ... old roots of Jews in Rome, a tradition that has endured through the centuries and remains ...
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Archaeologists Unearth 1,600-Year-Old Jewish Ritual Bath—the Oldest Ever Found in Europe
Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...
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Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
was discovered during the ongoing excavation of the ancient port city of Ostia. It was the first Roman colony and an important urban center of antiquity, 16 miles from Rome. “This is an ...
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Jewish ritual bath discovered near Rome is the 'oldest discovery of its kind in the world'
This was particularly true in large and cosmopolitan cities such as Ostia, a port city just 19 miles (30 kilometers) west of Rome. Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli said in the statement that ...