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'Unique' ancient Jewish bathhouse found at Ostia
MAR 10 - A unique ancient Jewish bathhouse or mikveh has been found at Rome's ancient port of Ostia Antica. Culture Minister ...
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Jewish ritual bath discovered near Rome is the 'oldest discovery of its kind in the world'
A view into the mikvah found at Ostia ... of Rome, said in the statement. "The history of the Jews of Rome is enriched today by another invaluable monument that testifies to their ancient settlement." ...
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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, near Rome, offering concrete evidence of a Jewish presence in ancient Roman Ostia.
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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 first-century Arch of Titus, commemorating the emperor’s sacking of Jerusalem ...
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A Semi-Subterranean Jewish Ritual Bath Found in the Ancient Roman Port of Ostia Antica
According to Alessandro Giuli, Italy’s Minister of Culture, this discovery strengthens Ostia’s image as a meeting point for different civilizations within the Mediterranean world, a place where ...
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Raising a Really Big Stink
The ancient Romans lived in smelly cities. We know this from archaeological evidence found at the best-preserved sites of Roman Italy — Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia and Rome — as well as from ...