Old Jewish 'Purification' Bath Found While Digging a Roman City; 'Oldest Discovery of Its Kind in the World' Ancient ...

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 ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area.

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of secrets, from the Vatican Museums to Ostia Antica.

Archaeologists work at the Ostia Antica ruins, southwest of Rome. Photo by VINCENZO PINTO / AFP British owner refuses to hand over Italian painting identified as stolen, ancient Jewish bathhouse found ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Ostia Antica When Luigi Maria Caliò, a classical archaeology professor, first brought students from the University of Catania to excavate an area of Ostia ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have ... which came to light in the archaeological park of Ostia Antica, strengthens the historical awareness of this place as a true crossroads of ...