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 ...

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 the nearby Colosseum or Roman Forum ...

When you think about Italy and ruins, your mind's eye automatically brings up scenes of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum.

In the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica, a mikveh ... evidence of the Jewish presence in Roman Ostia, reinforcing its role as a melting pot of cultures and beliefs. According to Alessandro Giuli, ...

Impact Link I'm a native Californian, but I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since ... at the ancient theater. The theater at Ostia Antica is one of the best-preserved in Italy and seats ...

The ruins of an ... in the heart of ancient Rome. Believed to have started off as a naval base, the historic city was preserved by sand dunes that covered it. Ostia Antica is often compared ...

A rare mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, was found at Ostia Antica, near Rome, offering concrete evidence of a Jewish presence in ...