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Archaeologists Unearth 1,600-Year-Old Jewish Ritual Bath—the Oldest Ever Found in EuropeLocated in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...
Objects discovered during the excavation include oil lamps decorated with the menorah (seven-branched lampstand) and the ...
Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the ...
British owner refuses to hand over Italian painting identified as stolen, ancient Jewish bathhouse found in Rome’s Ostia ...
As they worked, the team uncovered a smaller rectangular room with a wide set of steps leading down to a well. Archaeologists ...
Newly excavated site in Ostia Antica, dating as early as the 3rd century CE, offers fresh insight and new enigmas about the ...
Photos show the unique find for Italy. Photo from Ostia Antica Archaeological Park On the outskirts of Rome, Italy, sit the ruins of Ostia Antica. The ancient port city isn’t as well-known as ...
According to Alessandro Giuli, Italy’s Minister of Culture ... In this regard, the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica has demonstrated leadership in applying new research methodologies. The discovery ...
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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